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