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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Joint Task Force East hasOperationalArea Newfoundland and Labrador
MLA notUsedInProvince Newfoundland and Labrador
ISO 3166-2:CA appliesTo Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland Regiment recruitmentArea Newfoundland and Labrador
Canadian pound usedIn Newfoundland and Labrador
this entity surface form: Newfoundland
Kuururjuaq National Park borders Newfoundland and Labrador
William Allardyce residence Newfoundland and Labrador
this entity surface form: Newfoundland
Highway 1 passesThrough Newfoundland and Labrador
subject surface form: Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway)
Hopedale locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador
Taconic volcanic arc presentIn Newfoundland and Labrador
this entity surface form: Newfoundland region
Victoria Day observedIn Newfoundland and Labrador
Trinity Bay locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador
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subject surface form: Churchill River (Labrador)
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Red Bay locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador
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subject surface form: Churchill Falls Airport
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subject surface form: Churchill Falls
Little Bell Island locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador
Upper Lake Melville region locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador
NunatuKavut Community Council locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador
Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador
Town of Placentia locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador
Little Placentia locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador
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Fort Royal locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador
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Castle Hill locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador
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Beau Bois locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador
Creston South locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador
Route 210 locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador
Burin-Grand Bank locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador
Lamaline, Newfoundland and Labrador locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador
Conception Bay coastline locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador