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Capital City:
St. John's
Nestled into the northeast corner of North America, facing the
North Atlantic is Newfoundland, Canada's most easterly
province. This province consists of two distinct geographical
entities: Newfoundland and Labrador. Its historical settlers
ranged from the 16th century Basque whalers to the famous
Viking warriors. The province's present population of 570,000
is largely descended from settlers from southwestern England
and southern Ireland, who immigrated to Newfoundland in the
late 1700s and early 1800s.
The pattern of settlement was mainly determined by the fishing
industry, and persists to this day. The most heavily populated
area is the Avalon Peninsula and northeastern Newfoundland,
the traditional base for the fisheries. More than half of the
people live in fishing villages along the coastline. St.
John's, the historic commercial centre and capital of the
island, is the province's largest city, with a population of
approximately 172,000.
Newfoundland features beautiful seascapes, majestic icebergs,
quiet coastal villages and a bustling capital city. You can
visit a glacier-carved fjord in Gros Morne National Park,
admire the oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland on Cape
Spear, and pause to reflect at L'Anse aux Meadows, a
1000-year-old Viking settlement.
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