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Islands Of Newfoundland And Labrador
The Canada, Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is composed of mainland Labrador and the large island of Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland. The coast of both the island and the Labrador Peninsula are lined with islands of various magnitudes. List See also *Geography of Newfoundland and Labrador References External links Bell Island Mining History {{Authority control Islands of Newfoundland and Labrador, * Lists of islands of Canada by province or territory, Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador geography-related lists, Islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bell Island Newfoundland
A bell Help:IPA/English, /ˈbɛl/ () is a struck idiophone, directly struck idiophone percussion instrument. Most bells have the shape of a hollow cup that when struck vibrates in a single strong strike tone, with its sides forming an efficient resonator. The strike may be made by an internal "clapper" or "uvula", an external hammer, or—in small bells—by a small loose sphere enclosed within the body of the bell (jingle bell). Bells are usually cast from bell metal (a type of bronze) for its resonant properties, but can also be made from other hard materials. This depends on the function. Some small bells such as ornamental bells or cowbells can be made from cast or pressed metal, glass or ceramic, but large bells such as a church, clock and tower bells are normally cast from bell metal. Bells intended to be heard over a wide area can range from a single bell hung in a turret or bell-gable, to a musical ensemble such as an English ring of bells, a carillon or a Russian Russ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notre Dame Bay
Notre Dame Bay is a large bay in Newfoundland, Canada. To the south it adjoins the Bay of Exploits. The name, French for '' Our Lady Bay'', dates to at least 1550, and is possibly a French translation of an earlier Portuguese name. Trump Islands Trump Islands () is a small group of islands lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) southwest of Dodman Island, off the west coast of Graham Land. The islands were discovered and named by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1934–37, under R ... are located within Notre Dame Bay. References Bays of Newfoundland and Labrador {{Newfoundland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cod Island
Cod Island is an uninhabited island in the northern coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is located in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in the eastern part of the country, 1,700 kilometers northeast of the capital Ottawa. The total area of the island is 133 square kilometres. Early hydrographers referred to the island as Ogua-Lik. On March 7, 1957, the island received its current name. Background Cod island takes it name from the Atlantic cod which may be found in the area. During the 17th and 18th centuries in the New World, especially in Massachusetts and Newfoundland, cod became a major commodity, creating trade networks and cross-cultural exchanges. Geography Cod Island has hilly terrain with three of its peaks partially composing the Kaumajet Mountains. The island's highest point is 914 meters above sea level. It extends 15.7 kilometres in the north-south direction, and 15.4 kilometres in the east-west direction. The area around Cod Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Change Islands
Change Islands is an Newfoundland outport, outport community in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The community spans two small islands of the same name which lie off the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland between Notre Dame Bay and the Labrador Sea. The community of Change Islands is located primarily on the larger South Island, today hosting approximately 184 residents, though most of the public buildings are on the North Island. The Newfoundland Pony Refuge is located on Change Islands. Geography The southern and northern Change Islands are separated by a "tickle" (a narrow strait, in Newfoundland English). The South Island is larger, containing more marshes/bogs, and wooded area, the North Island is smaller, mostly barren. It is located in Notre Dame Bay, on the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland. The community was first established as a series of random settlements around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carbonear Island
Map of fortification in 1750 Carbonear Island is a small uninhabited island on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada. It is located at the mouth of Carbonear harbour. It became a strategic haven for the British settlers of Carbonear fending off the raids by the French and became known for a time as the "Gibraltar of Newfoundland". While there is some evidence that the island may have at some time been occupied by First Nations people, the first documented reference to Carbonear Island was by Thomas Oxford of St. John's in 1679 when he requested that a fortress be erected on the island.''Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador'', Volume One, (p 346) In 1696 when Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville had raided most of the settlements in Conception Bay and Trinity Bay, the residents of Carbonear and surrounding towns took refuge on the Island. During the Battle of Carbonear the abandoned town was burned but, thanks partially to fortifications they had erected with their own f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avalon Peninsula
The Avalon Peninsula () is a large peninsula that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland in Canada. It is in size. The peninsula is home to 270,348 people, about 52% of the province's population, according to the 2016 Canadian census. The peninsula is the location of St. John's, the provincial capital and largest city. It is connected to the main section of the island by the wide Isthmus of Avalon. The peninsula protrudes into the rich fishing zones near the Grand Banks. Its four major bays ( Trinity Bay, Conception Bay, St. Mary's Bay and Placentia Bay) have long been the centre of Newfoundland's fishing industry. Geography and geology The Avalon Peninsula is pinched into smaller peninsulas formed by St. Mary's Bay and Conception Bay. St. John's is located in the northeast of the peninsula. The Avalon Peninsula is a noted region for Precambrian fossils, and many Lagerstätten of the diverse Ediacaran biota are found on the peninsula. Mistaken Poi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bull, Cow And Calf
Bull, Cow and Calf are a cluster of islands on the south coast of the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. These islands are at approximately the same latitude, and constitute the most southern islands of the province. Conversely, the most northerly island is North Star Island. These three islands are a cluster of number of islands and rocky crags that lie 3.1 km southwest of Point Lance. The largest of these, Cow, measures 145 m by 85 m. See also * Geography of Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province in Canada. The Strait of Belle Isle separates the province into two geographical regions, Labrador and the island of Newfoundland. The province also includes over seven thousand small islan ... Islands of Newfoundland and Labrador {{Newfoundland-island-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortune Bay
Fortune Bay () is a fairly large natural bay located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada. at Canadian Geographical Names The Bay is bounded by Point Crewe () on the Burin Peninsula and Pass Island () at the entrance to Hermitage Bay to the northwest for a distance of 56 kilometers. The bay extends in a northeast direction for 105 kilometers ending at Terrenceville. Within Fortun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunette Island
Brunette Island is an island in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, the largest island in the Fortune Bay. History A fishing community was established on the island in the 1800s, and at one time there were about 300 residents living primarily at two locations: Mercer's Cove and Forward's Cove. In 1865 a 30-foot high lighthouse was built on the island. A new lighthouse was built by 1924. The entire village was resettled off the island in the 1950s. In 1964, an experimental attempt to introduce bison to Newfoundland was made, using Brunette Island as a test site; the attempt did not prove successful; the rocky landscape and sheer cliffs on the island were significantly different from the wide plains to which the bison were adapted. With more success, wildlife biologists continued to use Brunette as a site for wildlife observation and a breeding ground for Arctic hare, caribou, ptarmigan, and moose. The lack of large predators on the island allowed the populations to expand as far ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strait Of Belle Isle
The Strait of Belle Isle ( ; ) is a waterway in eastern Canada, that separates Labrador from the island of Newfoundland (island), Newfoundland, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Location The strait is located in the southeast of the Quebec-Labrador peninsula, Labrador peninsula, it is the northern outlet for the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the other two being the Cabot Strait and Strait of Canso. As such, it is also considered part of the St. Lawrence Seaway, Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway system. The strait is approximately long and ranges from a maximum width of to just at its narrowest, the average width being . File:FMIB 34408 Berg off Belle Isle.jpeg, Iceberg 1911 File:L Anse Amour 960718 002 7143 4653.jpg, Rocks, iceberg, from L'Anse Amour hamlet File:Blanc Sablon, Qc - panoramio.jpg, Blanc-Sablon Bay, Blanc Sablon Bay, Green Island Cove and Green Island (51° 24′ 10.2″ N - 56° 34′ 36.1″ W) in background File:L'Anse-au-Loup.jpg, From L'Anse-au-Loup, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belle Isle (Newfoundland And Labrador)
Belle Isle ( , ; ) is a sparsely populated island slightly more than off the coast of Labrador and slightly less than north of Newfoundland at the Atlantic entrance to the Strait of Belle Isle, which takes its name. Named by the Breton explorer Jacques Cartier, the island lies on the shortest shipping lane between the Great Lakes and Europe and is on the main north-south shipping route to Hudson Bay and the Northwest Territories. The northern terminus of the International Appalachian Trail (and related Eastern Continental Trail) is on Belle Isle. Geography Belle Isle rises to about at its highest point and is in area, long and wide. It is nearly from either coast, but it is slightly closer to the Labrador side of the Strait of Belle Isle, and it has a lighthouse (supported by flying buttresses) at both its northern and its southern ends. Officially uninhabited, the island has some seasonal occupation during fishing season. Belle Isle is the northernmost peak of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey Islands
The Canadian Grey Islands consist of two islands, Bell Island and Groais Island, located off Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula to the east in the Atlantic Ocean. Largest of them is the southern Bell Island with an area of 88 km2. The islands are hilly, rising to over 152 m. (500 ft). The village of Grey Islands Harbour was situated at the southern end of Bell Island; the village of Sandy Cove was on Groais Island. Both islands had been evacuated by the early 1970s. See also * Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte *List of islands of Canada This is an incomplete list of islands of Canada. Arctic islands Islands and island groups in the Arctic Archipelago include (all islands in Nunavut unless noted): Queen Elizabeth Islands The Queen Elizabeth Islands consist of: *Adams Island (Nu ... Sources"Grey Islands". The Columbia Gazetteer of North America, 2000. Islands of Newfoundland and Labrador {{Newfoundland-island-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
