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The St. John's City Hall, on New Gower Street, has housed municipal offices and Council Chambers since being officially opened in 1970. [138] [167] St. John's served as the capital city of the Colony of Newfoundland and the Dominion of Newfoundland before Newfoundland became Canada's tenth province in 1949. [168]
Newfoundland (/ ˈ nj uː f ən (d) l ə n d,-l æ n d / NEW-fən(d)-lənd, -land, locally / ˌ n uː f ən ˈ l æ n d / NEW-fən-LAND; [6] French: Terre-Neuve, locally [taɛ̯ʁˈnœːv]) [7] is a large island within the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is situated off the eastern coast of the North American mainland and ...
The name "New founde lande" was uttered by King Henry VII about the land explored by Sebastian and John Cabot.In Portuguese, it is Terra Nova (while the province's full name is Terra Nova e Labrador), which literally means "new land" and is also the French name for the province's island region (Terre-Neuve).
Name Water body Area km² Location Remarks Allan's Island: Atlantic Ocean: Part of the town of Lamaline: Baccalieu: Conception Bay: 5: Uninhabited Balcalhoa: Notre Dame Bay
Cape St. John is a headland located on the north coast of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. [1] Cape St. John forms the northeastern point of the Baie Verte Peninsula and has a high prominent peak with steep cliffs rising to an elevation of 74m that are reddish in colour. The nearest community to Cape St. John ...
Conception Bay (CB) is a bay on the southeast coast of Newfoundland, Canada.. The population (in 2011) of people living in municipalities (or unincorporated census subdivisions) located along the coast of Conception Bay was 90,490 [2] making it one of the most densely populated areas of the province.
The peninsula is home to 270,348 people, about 52% of Newfoundland's population, according to the 2016 Canadian census. The peninsula is the location of St. John's, the provincial capital and largest city. [2] It is connected to the main section of the island by the 5 km (3 mi) wide Isthmus of Avalon.
Heritage buildings on Duckworth Street, St. John's The Rooms cultural facility. Culture of Newfoundland and Labrador (category) Buildings and structures in Newfoundland and Labrador (category) Architecture of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. List of buildings in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador