
The Headland of Cape Pine is the point of land marking the boundary of
Trepassey Bay
Trepassey Bay is a natural bay located on the southeast end of the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland
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on the
Avalon Peninsula of the island of
Newfoundland
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in the
Canadian
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province of
Newfoundland and Labrador
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.
It is the most southerly point in Newfoundland; at 46 36' 55" N, it is roughly the same latitude as the northern border of Italy.
Cape Pine is also prone to
tropical cyclones
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, with
Tropical Storm Ophelia making landfall there in
2011.
Cape Pine is the location of the
Cape Pine Light.
References
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Headlands of Newfoundland and Labrador