Newfoundland and Labrador

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Newfoundland and Labrador is Canada’s easternmost province, comprising the island of Newfoundland and the mainland region of Labrador, known for its rugged coastline, maritime culture, and rich natural resources.


Statements (76)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian province
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Labrador Sea
Quebec
capital St. John’s
climate cool maritime climate on Newfoundland coast
subarctic climate in Labrador interior
coastlineCharacteristic rugged and indented
containsSite Gros Morne National Park
L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
country Canada
formerName Newfoundland
governmentType Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
hasAirport Gander International Airport
St. John’s International Airport
hasCity Corner Brook
Mount Pearl
St. John’s
hasCulturalTradition Newfoundland folk music
mummering
outport fishing communities
hasFerryConnection Marine Atlantic ferry to Nova Scotia
hasIndigenousPeople Innu
Inuit
Mi’kmaq
hasMajorHydroelectricProject Churchill Falls Generating Station
Muskrat Falls Generating Station
hasMajorIndustry fisheries
hydroelectric power
mining
offshore petroleum
hasMajorOffshoreOilField Hebron
Hibernia
Terra Nova
White Rose
hasOfficialStatus easternmost province of Canada
hasPart Labrador
Newfoundland
hasTown Gander
Grand Falls-Windsor
Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Labrador City
Wabush
hasUniversity Memorial University of Newfoundland
headOfGovernmentTitle Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
ISOCode CA-NL
joinedConfederation 1949
knownFor fishing industry
maritime culture
mining industry
offshore oil and gas resources
rugged coastline
largestCity St. John’s
legislature Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
locatedIn Eastern Canada
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
officialBird Atlantic puffin
officialFlower Purple pitcher plant
officialLanguage English
officialMotto Quaerite prime Regnum Dei
officialMottoLanguage Latin
officialMottoTranslation Seek ye first the kingdom of God
officialNameChangeYear 2001
officialTartan Labrador tartan
Newfoundland tartan
officialTree Black spruce
postalAbbreviation NL
regionalDemonym Labradorian
Newfoundlander
Newfoundlander and Labradorian
representativeOfMonarchTitle Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
timeZone Atlantic Time Zone
Newfoundland Time Zone
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Gros Morne National Park
L’Anse aux Meadows

Referenced by (71)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Cartwright
Churchill River
Corner Brook
Gander
Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Harbour Grace
Labrador City
Labrador River
Mont D’Iberville
Mount Caubvick
Nain
Nunatsiavut
Placentia Bay
St. John’s
St. John’s East
locatedIn
Acadian French
Labrador Inuttitut
Maritime English
Newfoundland English
spokenIn
Churchill River
Corner Brook
Happy Valley-Goose Bay
province
British Dominions ("Newfoundland")
Dominions of the British Empire ("Newfoundland")
appliedTo
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Quebec
borderedBy
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador ("Province of Newfoundland and Labrador")
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
jurisdiction
Newfoundland and Labrador shelf
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
locatedOffCoastOf
Labrador
administrativeDivisionOf
Acadian orogeny ("Newfoundland")
affects
Statute of Westminster 1931 ("Newfoundland")
appliesTo
Newfoundland Time Zone
appliesToRegion
Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial
associatedWith
Battle of Gallipoli ("Newfoundland")
belligerent
Quebec–Newfoundland and Labrador border ("Province of Newfoundland and Labrador")
betweenSubnationalUnits
St. John’s
capitalOf
Eastern Canada
contains
Gander ("province of Newfoundland and Labrador")
countrySubdivision
Greenlandic Norse ("Newfoundland")
explored
Appalachian Mountains
extendsFrom
St. John’s East
federalElectoralDistrictOf
Nain ("Province of Newfoundland and Labrador")
governedWithin
Cartwright
governingProvince
Senate of Canada
hasAdditionalRegionalRepresentation
British North American colonies (except some territories) ("Newfoundland Colony")
hasPart
Labrador City
hasProvince
Southern Canada
includesPartOf
English-speaking Canada
includesProvinceOrTerritory
St. John’s
isLargestCityOf
Nain
isNorthernmostPermanentSettlementIn
Brook trout
isProvincialFishOf
NST ("Newfoundland and Labrador (most of the island of Newfoundland)")
isStandardTimeFor
Atlantic Time Zone
isUsedInProvince
Newfoundland Time Zone ("province of Newfoundland and Labrador")
legalJurisdiction
Labrador City
locatedInNorthernPartOf
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ("Newfoundland")
locatedSouthOf
Innu
mainProvinces
Mount Caubvick
nameUsedIn
NST ("province of Newfoundland and Labrador")
observedIn
Mount Caubvick
onBorderOf
Labrador
partOf
Appalachian Mountains
passesThrough
Atlantic Charter ("Newfoundland")
placeSigned
St. John’s East
provinceOrTerritory
St. John’s East ("Newfoundland")
region
Quebec–Newfoundland and Labrador border
separates
Irish Canadian
settlementRegion
German Canadians
significantPopulationIn
Treaty of Utrecht ("Newfoundland")
transferredTerritory

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