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Twillingate residents value the area's culture and traditions. Historically, Twillingate was a prominent fishing community, but due to the decline of the fishery industry, many residents had to find employment in other industries. The area is known for its rich culture. Festivities and folk music are a big part of Twillingate culture. The Fish ...
The stage/wharf of Little Harbour is known as "Pardy's Stage", more formerly known as "William Pardy Stage". It is the oldest building in the community of Little Harbour. It was built in the late 1830s by William Pardy (1802-1872), a native of Leamington, England. He moved there in 1835, and married a native of Twillingate, Eleanor Young (1805 ...
Twillingate Islands (French "Toulinguet") are a group of islands in Notre Dame Bay of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.There are two main islands, North Twillingate Island and South Twillingate Island, and several smaller islands that lie close to those; the largest is Burnt Island.
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A “breathtaking” image of a young polar bear drifting off to sleep on an iceberg has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award. The shot, captured by British amateur ...
This is a list of icebergs by total area. In 1956, an iceberg in the Antarctic was reported to be an estimated 333 kilometres (207 mi) long and 100 kilometres (62 mi) wide. Recorded before the era of satellite photography, the 1956 iceberg's estimated dimensions are less reliable.
The iceberg, which measures about 61 by 59 kilometers (about 37.9 by 36.7 miles), is slightly smaller than the mountain and is “at that sweet spot in size, where it’s retained by the column ...
A23a is a large tabular iceberg which calved from the Filchner–Ronne Ice Shelf in 1986. It was stuck on the sea bed for many years but then started moving in 2020. As of January 2025, its area is about 3,500 square kilometres (1,400 sq mi), which makes it the current largest iceberg in the world.