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  2. Newfoundland Time Zone - Wikipedia

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    The clock time in this zone is based on the mean solar time of the meridian 52 degrees and 30 arcminutes west of the Greenwich Observatory. It is observed solely in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Newfoundland Time Zone is the only active time zone with a half-hour offset from UTC in the Americas.

  3. Newfoundland (island) - Wikipedia

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    Newfoundland was long inhabited by indigenous peoples of the Dorset culture and the Beothuk, who spoke the now-extinct Beothuk language.. The island was possibly visited by the Icelandic explorer Leif Erikson in the 11th century as a rest settlement when heading farther south to the land believed to be closer to the mouth of the St. Lawrence River called "Vinland". [10]

  4. Newfoundland and Labrador - Wikipedia

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    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).

  5. History of Newfoundland and Labrador - Wikipedia

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    Self-government was now a reality. [25] The Liberal Party, based on the Irish Catholic vote, alternated with the Conservatives, with its base among the merchant class and Protestants. [26] With a prosperous population of 120,000, Newfoundlanders decided to pass in 1869 on joining the new confederation of Canada.

  6. Geography of Newfoundland and Labrador - Wikipedia

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    Newfoundland is located in a unique time zone in North America. [9] It is a half an hour ahead of Atlantic Time, one and a half hours ahead of Eastern Canada and 4 ½ hours ahead of the west coast of the country. [9] Labrador operates on Atlantic Time, except for the coast between L'Anse au Clair and Norman's Bay, which is on Newfoundland time. [9]

  7. Land of the lost: Hidden lagoon network found with living ...

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    Ancient giant stromatolites used to be widespread in Earth’s Precambrian era, which encompasses the early time span of around 4.6 billion to 541 million years ago, but now they are sparsely ...

  8. Newfoundland Colony - Wikipedia

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    Newfoundland was an English and, later, British colony established in 1610 on the island of Newfoundland, now the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. That followed decades of sporadic English settlement on the island, which was at first seasonal, rather than permanent. It was made a Crown colony in 1824 and a dominion in 1907. [1]

  9. Time capsule found from 1800s includes a newspaper and ... - AOL

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    Much like the Morgan Sindall employee's discovery, check out the discovery of another time capsule in the video below! 50-Year-Old Time Capsule Opened in New Hampshire More on AOL.com: