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Newfoundland

Island portion of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Also known as Newfoundland Island · Island of Newfoundland · Nfld. · NFLD

Country: Canada
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1.Stated in GeoNamesRetrieved 2015-04-06
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Located in: Newfoundland and Labrador
Area: 108,860 km²
Elevation: 814 m
Population: 479,538(2016)
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1.“Census Profile, 2016 CensusNewfoundland and Labrador [Province] and Canada [Country]”www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=PR&Code1=10&Geo2=&Code2=&Data=Count&SearchText=Newfoundland%20and%20Labrador&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=PR&GeoCode=10
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Newfoundland is a large island within the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is situated off the eastern coast of the North American mainland, to the south of Labrador. The island contains 29% 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, at only 19 km (12 mi) away, is the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. It has an area of 108,878.06 km2 (42,038.05 sq mi). Newfoundland is the world's fifteenth-largest island, Canada's fourth-largest island, and the largest Canadian island outside the North. The provincial capital, St. John's, is located on the southeastern coast of the island; Cape Spear, just south of the capital, is the easternmost point of North America, excluding Greenland. It is common to consider all directly neighbouring islands such as New World, Twillingate, Fogo and Bell Island to be 'part of Newfoundland'. By that classification, Newfoundland have a total area of 111,390 km2 (43,010 sq mi). According to 2006 official Census Canada statistics, 57% of responding Newfoundland and Labradorians claim British or Irish ancestry, with 43.2% claiming at least one English parent, 21.5% at least one Irish parent, and 7% at least one parent of Scottish origin. Additionally, 6.1% claimed at least one parent of French ancestry. The island's total population as of the 2006 census was 479,105, which had then increased to 510,550 residents in the 2021 census.

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Highest point: The Cabox elevation: 814 m
Located in or next to body of water: Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Labrador Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Perimeter: 4,800 km
Continent: North America
Flag: Newfoundland Tricolour
Official language: Newfoundland English
Newfoundland French
Newfoundland Irish
Currency: Canadian dollar(since 1949)
Newfoundland dollar(1865–1949)
Different from: Newfoundland
Native label: Ktaqmkuk

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