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.

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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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Burin Peninsula hasSettlement St. Lawrence