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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] |
Newfoundland Grey Isl
Newfoundland and Labrador 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 . As of 2025 the population of Newfoundland and Labrador was estimated to be 545,579. The island of Newfoundland (and its smaller neighbouring islands) is home to around 94 per cent of the province's population, with more than half residing in the Avalon Peninsula. Labrador has a land border with both the province of Quebec, as well as a short border with the territory of Nunavut on Killiniq Island. The French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon lies about west of the Burin Peninsula. According to the 2016 census, 97.0% of residents reported English as their native language, making Newfoundland and Labrador Canada's most linguistically homogeneous province. Much of the population is descended from English and Irish settlers, with the majority immigrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, second-largest country by total area, with the List of countries by length of coastline, world's longest coastline. Its Canada–United States border, border with the United States is the world's longest international land border. The country is characterized by a wide range of both Temperature in Canada, meteorologic and Geography of Canada, geological regions. With Population of Canada, a population of over 41million people, it has widely varying population densities, with the majority residing in List of the largest population centres in Canada, urban areas and large areas of the country being sparsely populated. Canada's capital is Ottawa and List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bell Island (Grey Islands)
Bell Island is one of the Grey Islands, located off Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula to the east in the Atlantic Ocean. With an area of 88 km2. The island is hilly, rising to over 152 m. (500 ft). The village of Grey Islands Harbour is situated at the southern end of the island. See also * Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte *List of islands of Newfoundland and Labrador
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Groais Island
Groais Island is one of the Grey Islands, Bell Island being the other. It has an area of 41 km2 and is located off Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula to the east in the Atlantic Ocean in Canada. The island is uninhabited, but was used earlier by fishermen. Fishermen from Brittany named this island Groais in remembrance of the island of Groix. In Breton, Groix is written as Groe (pronounced ʁwe. The name might come from the Breton word groa, meaning "pebble ridge," which in turn is derived from the Celtic root graua, also the origin of the French word "gravier" (gravel). The island is hilly, rising to over 100 metres. James Cook visited the island on 7 July 1754. The northern coastline of Groais Island has high cliffs rising over 100 metres from the ocean. Although the ocean is mostly ice-covered in the region from January to April, the prevailing westerly winds often create open leads of water around the island. Groais Island is important for birds during both the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newfoundland (island)
Newfoundland ( , ; , ) is a large island within the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is situated off the eastern coast of the Northern America, North American mainland and the geographical region of Labrador. The island contains 29 percent of the province's land area, but is home to over 90% of the province's population, with about 60% of the province's population located on the small southeastern Avalon peninsula. The island is separated from the Labrador Peninsula by the Strait of Belle Isle and from Cape Breton Island by the Cabot Strait. It blocks the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River, creating the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, the world's largest estuary. Newfoundland's nearest neighbour is the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. With an area of , Newfoundland is the List of islands by area, world's 16th-largest island, List of Canadian islands by area, Canada's fourth-largest island, and the largest Canadian island outside Northern Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Northern Peninsula
The Great Northern Peninsula (or simply just the Northern Peninsula) is the largest and longest peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada, approximately 270 km long and 90 km wide at its widest point and encompassing an area of 17,483 km2. It is defined as that part of Newfoundland from Bonne Bay northwards around Cape Norman and Cape Bauld and thence southwards to the head of White Bay, bounded by the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the west, the Strait of Belle Isle on the north and the Labrador Sea and White Bay on the east. The vast majority of the peninsula is located within Division No. 9, Newfoundland and Labrador, except for the southeastern corner, which is part of Subdivision G of Division No. 5, Newfoundland and Labrador. In 1991, the peninsula had 23,854 inhabitants. By 2016, however, the population had decreased to 15,607, further decreased to 14,733 in 2021. St. Anthony is the largest population centre on the peninsula. A ferry service operates at the western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for separating the New World of the Americas (North America and South America) from the Old World of Afro-Eurasia (Africa, Asia, and Europe). Through its separation of Afro-Eurasia from the Americas, the Atlantic Ocean has played a central role in the development of human society, globalization, and the histories of many nations. While the Norse colonization of North America, Norse were the first known humans to cross the Atlantic, it was the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 that proved to be the most consequential. Columbus's expedition ushered in an Age of Discovery, age of exploration and colonization of the Americas by European powers, most notably Portuguese Empire, Portugal, Spanish Empire, Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 (Nunavut), Adams Island *Alexander Island (Nunavut), Alexander Island *Baillie-Hamilton Island *Borden Island *Brock Island *Buckingham Island *Byam Martin Island *Cameron Island *Coburg Island *Cornwall Island (Nunavut), Cornwall Island *Devon Island *Eglinton Island *Ellesmere Island *Emerald Isle (Northwest Territories), Emerald Isle *Graham Island (Nunavut), Graham Island *Griffith Island (Nunavut), Griffith Island *Helena Island *Hoved Island *Île Vanier *King Christian Island *Little Cornwallis Island *Lougheed Island *Mackenzie King Island *Massey Island *Meighen Island *North Kent Island *Pioneer Island (Nunavut), Pioneer Island *Prince Patrick Island *Stor Island *2,092 other minor islands including Hans Island (with Denmark) (), a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
