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L'Anse aux Meadows (lit. 'Meadows Cove') is an archaeological site, first excavated in the 1960s, of a Norse settlement dating to approximately 1,000 years ago. The site is located on the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador near St. Anthony. With carbon dating estimates between ...
Businesswoman. Gudrid Ida " Gudie " Hutchings[3] PC MP (born September 1, 1959) is a Canadian politician serves as Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. A member of the Liberal Party, Hutchings has represented Long Range Mountains in the House of Commons since the 2015 ...
The Narrows, St. John's. The Narrows, is the only passage from the Atlantic Ocean to St. John's Harbour, Newfoundland, bordered north and south by steep rock walls. A skilled captain is required to navigate large ships through the Narrows, known as “threading the eye of the needle”. [1] The channel has a least depth of 11 metres and at its ...
Fatalities. 39. Survivors. 0. On October 3, 1946, an American Overseas Airlines (AOA) Douglas C-54 aircraft named Flagship New England crashed soon after take-off from Stephenville, Newfoundland, killing all 39 people on board. It was, at the time, the deadliest aircraft crash on Newfoundland soil. [1]
List of islands of Newfoundland and Labrador. Coordinates: 49°34′30″N 54°46′09″W. Bell Island. Village on Fogo Island. Keats Island. Dock on Little Bay Islands. Coast of Paul's Island. Twillingate. The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is composed of mainland Labrador and the large island of Newfoundland.
View of the Islands in the Bay of Exploits, Newfoundland. The Bay of Exploits is a large bay in the northeast of Newfoundland. It extends from the mouth of the Exploits River and opens on to Notre Dame Bay to the north. It is approximately 1,000 square kilometers (386 sq. miles) in size and contains over 30 islands of which New World Island is ...
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Overview. The "Rockbound" mentioned in the title is name of small fictitious island inspired by East Ironbound, a remote island near Big Tancook Island off the coast of Nova Scotia. Surrounded by rich but dangerous fishing grounds, Rockbound is isolated by storms, fog and winter weather. Two feuding families, the Jungs and the Krauses are ...