Harbour Grace, Newfoundland

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populated place town

Harbour Grace, Newfoundland is a historic coastal town on Conception Bay known as one of the oldest settlements in North America and an important early fishing and maritime center.

Aliases (2)

Harbour Grace ×45
Harbour Grace municipality ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	populated place → town →
adjacentWaterBody	Atlantic Ocean →
areaCode	709 →
climate	humid continental climate →
country	Canada →
foundedAsEuropeanSettlement	16th century →
governingBody	Town of Harbour Grace Council →
hasCulturalFeature	strong Irish and English heritage → traditional outport culture →
hasEconomicHistory	center of salt cod export →
hasHeritageDesignation	historic town →
hasHistoricEvent	departure point for early transatlantic flights → visited by Amelia Earhart →
hasIndustry	fishing → service sector → tourism →
hasLandmark	Harbour Grace Courthouse → Harbour Grace Museum → Harbour Grace airfield → Immaculate Conception Cathedral → SS Kyle shipwreck → St. Paul’s Anglican Church →
hasPopulationType	small town →
historicalRole	major early fishing and maritime centre in Newfoundland →
isCoastalTown	true →
knownFor	being one of the oldest settlements in North America → early transatlantic aviation history → historic fishing community → maritime history →
locatedIn	Island of Newfoundland → Newfoundland and Labrador →
locatedOn	Avalon Peninsula → Conception Bay →
nearestMajorCity	St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador →
officialLanguage	English →
partOf	Conception Bay North region → Harbour Grace municipality →
postalCodePrefix	A0A →
region	eastern Newfoundland →
servedAs	important port for the Atlantic cod fishery →
settledBy	English fishermen →
timeZone	Newfoundland Time Zone →
transportation	served by Route 70 (Conception Bay Highway) →
usesDaylightSavingTime	true →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Harbour Grace ("Harbour Grace municipality") →	partOf
John Rogers (Canadian politician) →	placeOfBirth