Cape St. John is a headland located on the north coast of

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in the

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province of

Newfoundland and Labrador 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 populatio ...

. Cape St. John forms the northeastern point of the

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and has a high prominent peak with steep cliffs rising to an elevation of 74m that are reddish in colour. The nearest community to Cape St. John is La Scie. The

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ended the

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fishing rights between

Cape Bonavista Cape Bonavista is a headland located on the east coast of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located at the northeastern tip of the Bonavista Peninsula, which separates Trinity Bay to the sout ...

and Pointe Riche and a new one was drawn up that included the coastal areas from Cape St. John to

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. In 1894, the coast between these two capes was divided into eight districts with a fishery warden appointed to each district. In 1904 with the signing of the

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the land and territorial waters of the

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was ceded back to the government of

. In 1867, '' Queen of Swansea'' ran ashore on Gull Island and in 1884 the Newfoundland government built the Gull Island-Cape St. John

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on the highest point of land on Gull Island.

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