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	Newfoundland and Labrador - MSN Encarta
		Newfoundland and Labrador, one of the four Atlantic provinces of Canada, consisting of the island of Newfoundland and, on the mainland, a coastal portion of the Labrador region.
		The Labrador portion (296,860 sq km/114,618 sq mi) is separated from the island by the Strait of Belle Isle; it is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the south and west by Quebec.
		Newfoundland and Labrador, with a total area of 405,720 sq km (156,649 sq mi), is the seventh largest province in Canada.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761554355/Newfoundland_and_Labrador.html (681 words)

	Hunting in Newfoundland / Labrador, Canada — Hunting Guides and Outfitters
		Attached to Newfoundland is Labrador, on the mainland, with an area of 110,000 square miles.
		Newfoundland is an island on the eastern side of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, roughly triangular in form, with an area of 42,734 square miles; slightly greater than that of Ohio.
		Labrador is the mainland territory of the island province of Newfoundland and lies along the North Atlantic coast between the St. Lawrence and Hudson Strait, far to the north.
	www.huntingtripsrus.com /canada-newfoundland-labrador.html (996 words)

	Newfoundland and Labrador - MSN Encarta
		Labrador is bordered by Québec province on the south, west, and north; the Atlantic Ocean on the east; and the Strait of Belle Isle on the southeast.
		Newfoundland, located southeast of Labrador, meets the Atlantic Ocean on the east and south, the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the west, and the Strait of Belle Isle on the north.
		Newfoundland and Labrador is the seventh largest province of Canada, with an area of 405,212 sq km (156,453 sq mi), including 31,340 sq km (12,100 sq mi) of inland water.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761554355/Newfoundland_and_Labrador.html (1069 words)

	Newfoundland Island of - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		It is part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
		Labrador is bordered by Québec province on the south, west, and north; the Atlantic Ocean on the east; and the Strait of Belle Isle on the southeast....
		Newfoundland — pronunciation (help · info) IPA : ['nuw fən 'lænd] (French : Terre-Neuve, Irish : Talamh an Éisc) is a large island off the east coast of North America...
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Newfoundland_Island_of.html (214 words)

	Newfoundland and Labrador - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Newfoundland island lies at the mouth of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and is bounded on the north, east, and south by the Atlantic Ocean and separated on the northwest from Labrador by the Strait of Belle Isle.
		It is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean down to the Strait of Belle Isle and on the south and west by Quebec.
		"Newfoundland and Labrador Government is attempting to hijack judicial process of the Supreme Court of Canada."; Proposed legislation will ensure the discoverer of Voisey's Bay is the highest taxed company in Canada.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-newfl1abr.html (1321 words)

	Newfoundland, Canada
		Labrador, the peninsula called by Jacques Cartier "the land that God gave Cain", is bordered on the west and south by the Province of Québec and is 1046 km (650 mi.) north to south and 724 km (450 mi.) east to west.
		Newfoundland's island climate is characterised by the fogs which occur all year round, caused in summer by the cold air from the Labrador current meeting the warmer air from the landmass, with the process reversed in winter.
		Newfoundland is unusual for Canada in having a very homogenous population: 99 per cent of the "Newfies" are English-speaking and more than 95 per cent were born on the island.
	www.planetware.com /canada/newfoundland-cdn-nf-nf.htm (1472 words)

	Fast facts of Newfoundland!
		The Strait of Belle Isle separates the island of Newfoundland to the south from mainland Labrador, which is bounded by Quebec to the west and south and constitutes nearly three-quarters of the province's total area.
		Thus, Newfoundland developed separately from the rest of Canada, and it was not until 1824 that a settled colony with a resident governor and council was finally acknowledged by Great Britain.
		Newfoundland's fisheries, although surpassed by mining and forestry as sources of provincial wealth, remain the largest employers of labour and continue to constitute the main economic base for the coastal villages and towns.
	www.angelfire.com /ct/newfie4life/nfldfacts.html (1068 words)

	Belle Isle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Belle Isle (Newfoundland and Labrador) off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
		Belle Isle (Virginia) in the James River of Richmond, Virginia
		Belle Isle (Windermere) in Windermere of England's Lake District
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Belle_Isle (153 words)

	Labrador travel guide - Wikitravel
		Labrador is 'The Big Land'--the mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
		The region covers the eastern coast of mainland Canada from the Strait of Belle Isle to the southeast, to the eastern half of the Labrador Peninsula that lies by Ungava Bay in the north, as well as a portion of interior land to the west.
		Labrador is home to the largest herds of Caribou in the world, and is teeming with the kind of abundant wildlife often associated with the northern portion of Canada.
	wikitravel.org /en/Labrador (620 words)

	Labrador : Regions in Brief \| Frommers.com
		The southeast corner of Labrador is served by ferries shuttling between St. Barbe, Newfoundland, and Blanc Sablon, Québec.
		The Point Amour Lighthouse (1858), at the western entrance to the Strait of Belle Isle, is the tallest lighthouse in the Atlantic provinces and the second tallest in all of Canada.
		Labrador City is the terminus of the Québec North Shore and Labrador Railway (the QNS&L), which departs from Sept-Iles, Québec, and is the only passenger train service in the entire province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/labrador/2994010043.html (1936 words)

	Detailed Climate Information about Newfoundland and Labrador : Maxxim Vacations
		The weather in Newfoundland and Labrador is an attraction all by itself.
		Newfoundland's temperature range (the difference between the average temperatures of the warmest and coldest months) is 20C.
		On the west side, Labrador ice moves into the Gulf of St. Lawrence through the Strait of Belle Isle, but the vast majority of the ice is formed within the Gulf itself and the estuary.
	www.maxximvacations.com /newfoundland-labrador/climate.asp (2536 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
		Labrador is a territory within the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada.
		The coast of Labrador is loosely inhabited, from the Strait of Belle Isle in the south to Nain in the north.
		Labrador (like Newfoundland) is losing its population over time, as people leave to find good jobs in cheaper places where the sun shines more than four hours a day in the winter.
	www.bbc.co.uk /h2g2/guide/A428212 (1130 words)

	Welcome to Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
		Newfoundland and Labrador (French, Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, Irish: Talamh an Éisc agus Labradóir, Latin: Terra Nova) was the tenth province to join the Canadian confederation.
		Newfoundland received a colonial assembly in 1832, which was and still is referred to as the House of Assembly, after a fight led by reformers William Carson, Patrick Morris and John Kent.
		Newfoundland's long-standing Labrador boundary dispute with Canada was resolved to the satisfaction of Newfoundland and Canada (but not Quebec, the province that bordered Labrador) with the ruling, on April 1, 1927 by the Imperial Privy Council.
	www.hometowncanada.com /nf (2518 words)

	The Lure of Newfoundland and Labrador
		The Strait of Belle Isle separates the island from Labrador to the north.
		Newfoundlanders are proud of their past and have conserved many artifacts in local museums.
		Not far away, on the Labrador side of the Strait of Belle Isle, you can visit Red Bay, which was the world whaling capital in the late sixteenth century.
	www.nfld.com /nfld/tourism/lure.html (1547 words)

	Exploring Our Past Newfoundland and Labrador
		In Newfoundland, the Indian groups of the late prehistoric period are distinguished by their use of local cherts and by production of tiny, intricate points that were probably used as arrow tips for birding or for hunting small game.
		Both the Labrador and the Newfoundland Indians of this period spent warm times of the year on the coast and moved to the interior to hunt caribou during colder seasons.
		Newfoundland and Labrador boasts many historic sites commemorating the people and events that shaped the history of this province and the continent.
	www.wordplay.com /tourism/self_guided_tours/past (4988 words)

	Strait Of Belle Isle - LoveToKnow 1911
		STRAIT OF BELLE ISLE, the more northern of the two channels connecting the Gulf of St Lawrence with the Atlantic Ocean.
		It separates northern Newfoundland from Labrador, and extends N.E. and S.W. for 35 m., with a breadth of 10 to 15 m.
		The southern or Cabot Strait, between Cape Ray in Newfoundland and Cape North in Cape Breton, was discovered later, and the expansion below Belle Isle was long known as La Grande Baie.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Strait_Of_Belle_Isle (203 words)

	Strait of Belle Isle: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
		Strait of Belle Isle: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
		The mean annual temperature is approximately 2.5°C, with a mean summer temperature of 10°C and a mean winter temperature of -5.5°C. The mean annual precipitation ranges from 900 mm to 1100 mm.
		During the spring, the Strait of Belle Isle is blocked by ice which is carried southward by the Labrador Current.
	www.heritage.nf.ca /environment/belle_isle.html (222 words)

	This Province is available to be hosted Newfoundland and Labrador
		Newfoundland, one of the Atlantic provinces of Canada, consisting of the island of Newfoundland, and on the mainland, a coastal portion of the Labrador region.
		The island of Newfoundland is situated off the East coast of North America between the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the Atlantic Ocean.
		The Labrador portion is separated from the island by the Strait of Belle Isle and is bounded on the East by the Atlantic Ocean and on the South and West by Quebec Province.
	www.ahgp.org /canorphan/newfoundland.htm (209 words)

	N.E.J.V.-LABRADOR
		Newfoundland's identity was strongly associated with feelings of pride in the Empire, as indicated by its lack of a national flag on land.
		Newfoundland was, by 1974, being pressured by its legendary, larger-than-life premier, Joey Smallwood, to adopt the Union Flag as its Provincial flag, which it did.
		Labrador is represented in Newfoundland's House of Assembly by several districts.
	www.midcoast.com /~martucci/neva/labrador.html (1982 words)

	h2g2 : Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada : A428212
		Labrador is loosely inhabited, from the Strait of Belle Isle in the south to Nain in the north.
		Labrador is likely to be talking to the natives, who are entirely friendly and talkative, and a great source of information about their homeland.
		Labrador which adjoin Quebec, the next province over is more accessible than the rest of the province you're in, so people cross the border for fun all the time.
	www.eilertech.com /hhgg/labrador.htm (980 words)

	Prehistoric People of Newfoundland and Labrador
		It is also seen in the magical charms and amulets which they carried, in some cases to their graves, which included the claws of seals, whales' teeth, and the heads, feet and skins of many species of sea birds.
		Artifacts from all Palaeo-Eskimo cultures are on display at the Newfoundland Museum in St.
		Although the Labrador Inuit have been in contact with Europeans for more than 400 years and many aspects of their culture are greatly changed, a surprising amount of the native way of life remains and can be seen by travellers to the Labrador coast.
	www.wordplay.com /tourism/prehist.html (1631 words)

	Important Bird Areas of Canada
		Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, therefore, have a special opportunity to contribute to marine bird conservation.
		On the Newfoundland side, archaeological evidence beginning 5500 years ago and spanning several cultures has shown that all peoples that inhabited the region ate marine birds (Tuck 1976).
		Contemporary Newfoundlanders continue this utilitarian relationship to marine life, although fewer species are harvested today than in the past.
	www.ibacanada.com /cpm_belleisle.html (1032 words)

	Newfoundland GenWeb Labrador Historical
		The second obstacle in conducting genealogical research in the Labrador Straits, is the reluctance of the RC parishes in the area to allow public access.
		Thorton's records were taken, in part, from original parish records across Newfoundland and Labrador, and through oral interviews with Liveyers of the Labrador Straits during the early 1970s.
		For others interested in the Labrador Straits, and in Patricia Thorntons material, I suggest you read her latest paper titled, "The Transition from Migratory to the Resident Fishery in the Strait of Belle Isle" Acadiensis (1990) 92-120.
	www.rootsweb.com /~cannf/lbstr_history_intro.htm (1346 words)

	Newfoundland History \| iExplore.com
		The Beothuk, Montagnais and Naskapi lived on the island of Newfoundland and in Labrador.
		For the next century and a half, control of Newfoundland was largely left to the "Fishing Admiral"—a title bestowed upon the first captain to set anchor in a Newfoundland harbor at the beginning of each fishing season.
		Unfortunately, the fishing industry that once defined Newfoundland has fallen on hard times, and the result is approximately 25,000 unemployed people.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Newfoundland/History (360 words)

	Newfoundland Information, Newfoundlands, Newfs, Newfies
		Newfoundland's can recognize a dangerous situation and will generally act if the family is threatened.
		This theory is based on the similarities between the two breeds and the fact that the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador are very close to each other.
		It is possible that the Labrador, which is an excellent swimmer, was able to swim the Strait of Belle Isle or cross on foot when the water was frozen.
	www.dogbreedinfo.com /newfoundland.htm (928 words)

	Newfoundland and Labrador, province, Canada. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The province consists of the island of Newfoundland and adjacent islands (1991 pop.
		In 1535–36, Jacques Cartier sailed through the Cabot Strait and the Strait of Belle Isle.
		See D. Henderson, The Heart of Newfoundland (1965); G. Chadwick, Newfoundland: Island into Province (1967); R. South, Biogeography and Ecology of the Island of Newfoundland (1983); P. Neary, Newfoundland in the North Atlantic World, 1929–1949 (1988).
	www.bartleby.com /65/ne/NewfLabr.html (1117 words)

	Natural Newfoundland & Legendary Labrador (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Newfoundland and Labrador is a pristine region rich with native wildlife, significant history and distinct culture.
		Your tour begins in Saint John's, the capital city for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and one of the oldest port communities in North America.
		Their Labrador port, now the community of Red Bay, is home to an interpretation center where you can explore this corner of the 16th-century Basques world.
	smithsonianjourneys.org /travel_adventures/newfoundland.asp (1037 words)

	UTU: News
		The study, announced recently by Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams, is the most serious attempt to end centuries of physical and economic separation from the mainland for the 500,000 residents of the island of Newfoundland.
		The notion of joining Newfoundland to Labrador was first proposed in the early 1900s, when several promoters suggested that a causeway be used to link the areas and warm up the Gulf of St. Lawrence by stopping the flow of ice through the Strait of Belle Isle.
		A bridge across the Strait of Belle Isle is considered impractical because of the iceberg traffic and 90-metre-deep water in the strait.
	www.utu.org /worksite/detail_news.cfm?ArticleID=11654 (673 words)

	St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador
		Newfoundland was originally settled by Irish fishermen, and consequently English is spoken with a lilting Irish or Scottish accent, in addition to the more familiar Canadian habits of speech (e.g., "aboot).
		The park interpreters we encountered both in Newfoundland and in Labrador were extremely well-informed and helpful during the entire trip.
		Many of the young people of Newfoundland and Labrador are taking advantage of opportunities to get a college education, which then open up the possibilities for employment elsewhere in other provinces.
	www.innovativewords.com /trips/newfoundland/labrador.htm (1746 words)

	Arctic04 Main (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Newfoundland became Canada’s tenth province when it joined the Canadian Confederation in 1949 but it is really a twin dominion consisting of the island of Newfoundland, the tenth largest in the world, and the mainland region of Labrador.
		More than 95% of the population live in Newfoundland, and 95% of them were born there, with the remaining 5% living in Labrador.
		Newfoundlanders are proud of their unique position within the Canadian Confederation and to make the point they have their own Time Zone — a mere 30 minutes ahead of Eastern Standard Time!
	www.travelearn.com /arctic04_main.htm (6336 words)

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