St. Lawrence
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St. Lawrence is a small coastal town on the Burin Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, historically known for its fishing industry and fluorspar mining.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| governingBody | St. Lawrence Town Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 709 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | maritime climate ⓘ |
| hasCoastalFeature | St. Lawrence Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastType | rugged coastline ⓘ |
| hasDemographicCharacteristic | small population ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
service sector
ⓘ
small-scale fisheries ⓘ |
| hasEconomicHistory |
company-owned fluorspar mines
ⓘ
inshore fishery ⓘ offshore fishery ⓘ |
| hasEconomicResource | fluorite ⓘ |
| hasEconomicTransition |
closure of fluorspar mines
ⓘ
decline of traditional fishing industry ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEconomicImportance |
regional fishing port
ⓘ
regional mining centre ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriodOfMining | 20th century ⓘ |
| hasMajorIndustry |
fishing
ⓘ
mining ⓘ |
| hasMiningType |
open-pit mining
ⓘ
underground mining ⓘ |
| hasNearbyBodyOfWater | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRegion |
Fortune Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Placentia Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodePrefix | A0E ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasProvince | Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProvinceAbbreviation | NL ⓘ |
| hasRegionType | coastal community ⓘ |
| hasSettlementStatus | incorporated town ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | town ⓘ |
| hasTransportationLink | Route 220 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyKnownFor |
fishing industry
ⓘ
fluorspar mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | Island of Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInGeographicRegion | Atlantic Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipalUnit | Division No. 2, Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Southeastern Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Newfoundland Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic coast
ⓘ
Burin Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minedResource | fluorspar ⓘ |
| partOf | Burin Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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