Newfoundland
About the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Nickname
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Capital
Official language: English
Population
Population of Newfoundland and Labrador: 514,536 (Statistics Canada, 2011 Census)
Size in Area
Size of Newfoundland and Labrador: 405,212 sq. km (156,453 sq. miles) (Natural Resources Canada, 2001)
Location of Newfoundland and Labrador
Climate; can include:
Physical Features Of Newfoundland
Largest City: St, John's
Economy
Main Newfoundland and Labrador Industries
Famous Places to Visit
Famous People
Newfoundland Provincial Flower
Newfoundland Provincial Bird
Newfoundland Provincial Tree
Canadian Provincial Flags
- The most eastern province in Canada consists of the island of Newfoundland and Labrador which is on the mainland of Canada. Newfoundland and Labrador is the youngest Canadian province, joining Canada in 1949.
Nickname
Maps of Canada and all the provinces: http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/mapmenu.html
Capital
- St. John's
Official language: English
- "First of all, each of Canada's 10 provinces and three territories adopts its own official language policy and only Quebec recognizes French as its official language. Quebec is the only place in Canada where French is the sole official language."
Population
Population of Newfoundland and Labrador: 514,536 (Statistics Canada, 2011 Census)
Size in Area
Size of Newfoundland and Labrador: 405,212 sq. km (156,453 sq. miles) (Natural Resources Canada, 2001)
Location of Newfoundland and Labrador
- The island of Newfoundland is at the mouth of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, with the Atlantic Ocean on the north, east and south.
- The island of Newfoundland is separated from Labrador by the Strait of Belle Isle.
- Labrador is on the northeastern tip of the Canadian mainland, with Quebec to the west and south, and the Atlantic Ocean down to the Strait of Belle Isle on the east. The northern tip of Labrador is on the Hudson Strait.
Climate; can include:
- Average temperature (summer and winter)
- Average precipitation (summer and winter)
- Kind of precipitation
Physical Features Of Newfoundland
- Bodies of water- major oceans, seas, lakes, & rivers
- Largest Lake: Smallwood Reservoir, 6.527 Square Kilometres
- Mountains/landforms
Largest City: St, John's
- Location
- Population: 526,702 - 2013
- Interesting facts
Economy
Main Newfoundland and Labrador Industries
- Energy, fisheries, mining, forestry, tourism
Famous Places to Visit
- Images of Places in each Province: http://www.travel-images.com/canada.html
Famous People
Newfoundland Provincial Flower
Newfoundland Provincial Bird
Newfoundland Provincial Tree
- Black Spruce
Canadian Provincial Flags