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The Grand Banks of Newfoundland are a group of underwater plateaus south-east of Newfoundland on the North American continental shelf. These areas are relatively shallow, ranging from 15 to 91 metres (50 to 300 ft) in depth. The cold Labrador Current mixes with the warm waters of the Gulf Stream here, often causing extreme foggy conditions. [1]
Grand Bank or 'Grand Banc' as the first French settlers pronounced it, is a small rural town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, with a population of 2,580. It is located on the southern tip or "toe" of the Burin Peninsula (also known as "the boot"), 360 km from the province's capital of St. John's .
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A relief map of Newfoundland and Labrador. Geography of Newfoundland and Labrador. Newfoundland and Labrador is: a province of Canada. Canada is: a country; Population of Newfoundland and Labrador: 526,702 (2016 Statistics Canada) [1] Area of Newfoundland and Labrador: 405,212 km 2 (156,500 sq mi) 92.3% land; 7.7% water; Atlas of Newfoundland ...
Newfoundland and Labrador [b] is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of 405,212 km 2 (156,453 sq mi). As of 2024 the population of Newfoundland and Labrador was estimated to be 545,880. [8]
Newfoundland and Labrador has 270 towns that had a total population of 304,895 in the 2021 Canadian Census. [2] Fifteen of those towns are in Labrador. [8] Newfoundland and Labrador's largest town by population is Conception Bay South with 27,168 residents and the largest by land area is Baie Verte with 371.37 km 2 (143.39 sq mi).
The origin of the name is uncertain, perhaps deriving from an early French settler, although it appears on many early maps as Jack (or Jack's) Fontaine. Earliest known mention of the location is by James Cook during his survey of Newfoundland on July 16, 1765, he recorded in his log: "At 7PM anchored with the best bower in a bight called Jack ...
It was used as a rendezvous point for the banking fleets. In June 1964 an expedition sponsored by the Government of Newfoundland, Memorial University of Newfoundland and the College of Fisheries explored the Virgin Rocks. A team of divers were sent down to mount a plaque on the ocean bottom in 19 m of water, the first time man had walked upon ...