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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian province
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Labrador Sea
Quebec, Canada
surface form: 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 island of Newfoundland
surface form: Newfoundland
governmentType Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
hasAirport Gander
surface form: 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
island of Newfoundland
surface form: 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 Newfoundland tartan
surface form: 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 National Historic Site
surface form: L’Anse aux Meadows

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Labrador Inuttitut spokenIn Newfoundland and Labrador
Qikiqtaaluk Region borderedBy Newfoundland and Labrador
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Avalon Peninsula locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador
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this entity surface form: Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
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this entity surface form: province of Newfoundland and Labrador
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Trans-Canada Highway passesThrough Newfoundland and Labrador
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Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly reasonFor1949Change Newfoundland and Labrador
this entity surface form: Newfoundland joined Canadian Confederation in 1949
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this entity surface form: Newfoundland
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island of Newfoundland partOf Newfoundland and Labrador
this entity surface form: province of Newfoundland and Labrador
island of Newfoundland formsPartOf Newfoundland and Labrador
Eastern Provincial Airways operatedInRegion Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundlander associatedWith Newfoundland and Labrador
Churchill Falls Generating Station province Newfoundland and Labrador