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Newfoundland (/ ˈ nj uː f ən (d) l ə n d,-l æ n d / NEW-fən(d)-lənd, -land, locally / ˌ n uː f ən ˈ l æ n d / NEW-fən-LAND; [5] French: Terre-Neuve, locally [taɛ̯ʁˈnœːv]) [6] is a large island within the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is situated off the eastern coast of the North American mainland and ...
Together, Newfoundland and Labrador make up 4.06% of Canada's area. [10] 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 ...
Newfoundland and its neighbouring small islands (excluding French possessions) have an area of 111,390 km 2 (43,010 sq mi). [19] Newfoundland extends between latitudes 46°36′N and 51°38′N. [20] [21] Labrador is also roughly triangular in shape: the western part of its border with Quebec is the drainage divide of the Labrador Peninsula ...
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).
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 ...
land border between Nunavut and Newfoundland (Newfoundland side) Landsat: Labrador Sea 0.001: 1] Discovered using Landsat 1 satellite imagery; forms easternmost part of Canada; [1] uninhabited Little Bay: Notre Dame Bay 7.1
Name Population in 2011 Population in 2006 Area in 2011 (km 2) ; Conception Bay South: 24,848: 21,966: 59.27 Paradise: 17,695: 12,584: 29.24 Grand Falls-Windsor
Map showing the Grand Banks The Grand Banks of Newfoundland are a series of underwater plateaus south-east of the island of Newfoundland on the North American continental shelf. The Grand Banks are one of the world's richest fishing grounds, supporting Atlantic cod , swordfish , haddock and capelin , as well as shellfish, seabirds and sea mammals.