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Newfoundland
Vacation Links
feature Labrador, St.
Johns and Labrador City. Visit St. Johns,
one of Canadas oldest cities cradled in a harbour
carved from granite. Enjoy Atlantic heritage and
customs, quaint communities, and the City of Legends.
Attractions in Newfoundland include cross country
and downhill skiing, hiking, snowmobiling, wildlife
sanctuaries, historical & lighthouse locations.
Newfoundland
is a large island off the northeast coast of North
America, and the most populous part |
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Newfoundland
, Canada
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the Canadian province
of Newfoundland and Labrador. (The province was called
"Newfoundland" until 2001, when the name was
changed to Newfoundland and Labrador, the postal abbreviation
changed from NF to NL.) "Newfoundland" (originally,
Terra Nova) was very likely named by the Italian John
Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) in 1497, which would make it
the oldest European name in North America. Newfoundland
is separated from the Labrador Peninsula by the Strait
of Belle Isle and from Cape Breton Island by the Cabot
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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 small French overseas community of Saint-Pierre
and Miquelon. It
is 111,390 km2 in area, making it the world's
15th largest island.
The provincial capital, St. John's, is found on
the southeastern tip of the island. Cape Spear,
just south of the capital, is Canada's easternmost
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Newfoundland
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island of Newfoundland has an approximate population
of 485,000.
Newfoundland
is pronounced by Newfoundlanders as new-fin-land or
new-fun-land and take exception to it being pronounced
with the last syllable slurred, (as new-found-l'nd).
Newfoundland has a dialect of English known as Newfoundland
English, a dialect of French known as Newfoundland French
and a dialect of Irish known as Newfoundland Irish.
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