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Demographics. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove had a population of 2,364 living in 887 of its 940 total private dwellings, a change of 6.4% from its 2016 population of 2,221. With a land area of 16.99 km 2 (6.56 sq mi), it had a population density of 139.1/km 2 (360.4/sq mi) in 2021.
The Bay of Islands is an extensive inlet located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland, in Canada. [1] It is a sub-basin of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, consisting of many inlets such as Humber Arm and Goose Arm. The Bay of Islands is bordered on the north and south by North Arm Hills and Blow Me Down mountains, which are part of the ...
The island of Newfoundland is separated from Labrador by the Strait of Belle Isle, which is 125 kilometres (78 mi) long and from 60 to 15 kilometres (37.3 to 9.3 mi) wide. In addition to the island of Newfoundland, the province is made up of 12 larger islands with a total area of 2,505 square kilometres (967 sq mi) and 7,170 smaller islands ...
The Great Northern Peninsula (or simply just the Northern Peninsula) is the largest and longest peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada, approximately 270 km long and 90 km wide at its widest point and encompassing an area of 17,483 km 2. It is defined as that part of Newfoundland from Bonne Bay northwards around Cape Norman and Cape Bauld and thence ...
Coordinates: 48°22′43″N 53°54′41″W. Bloomfield is a designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on the east coast of the island of Newfoundland, approximately 230 kilometres from the capital city of St. John's and approximately 95 kilometres from Bonavista. Bloomfield is located in a non-tax district ...
Avalon Peninsula. The Avalon Peninsula (French: Péninsule d'Avalon) is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland in Canada. It is 9,220.61 square kilometres (3,560.10 sq mi) in size. [1] The peninsula is home to 270,348 people, about 52% of Newfoundland's population, according to the 2016 Canadian census.
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]
Cape Spear. Cape Spear (French: Cap d'Espoir) is a headland located on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland near St. John's in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. At a longitude of 52°37' W, it is the easternmost point in Canada and North America, excluding Greenland. [1]