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	Bonavista
		Bonavista, Nfld, Town, pop 4021 (2001c), 4526 (1996c), 4597 (1991c), area 31.50 km
		, inc 1964, is located on the tip of the Bonavista Peninsula on the island's NE coast.
		as Cape Bonavista is traditionally thought of as one of the possible places he made his first landfall in the New World in 1497.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000860 (105 words)

	Encyclopedia: Peninsula (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Italian peninsula or the Apennine peninsula is one of the greatest peninsulas of Europe, spanning 1000 km from the Alps in the north, to the central Mediterranean Sea in the south.
		Cowal is a peninsula of Argyll in the Scottish Highlands.
		The Beara peninsula in Ireland is the southernmost of the main peninsulas on the south-west coast.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Peninsula (8038 words)

	Peninsula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A peninsula (Latin, literally meaning almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides.
		Middle Peninsula, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
		Virginia Peninsula, Virginia, on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peninsula (214 words)

	Union Electric Light and Power Company, 1916 to 1966
		The Bonavista Peninsula is bounded on the west by Bonavista Bay and on the east by Trinity Bay, reputedly named by Gaspar Corte Real who sailed into the Bay on Trinity Sunday 1500.
		In the early twentieth century the largest communities on the peninsula were Bonavista with 3,911 inhabitants, Trinity with 1,604, and Catalina with 1,016.
		At the other end of the Bonavista Peninsula, approximately 50 miles from Bonavista, was the fishing, shipbuilding and lumbering community of Clarenville, established in the 1890s by the merging of several small communities in order to procure a local post office.
	www.ucs.mun.ca /~melbaker/uelp.html (5123 words)

	The Packet Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Communities on the tip of the Bonavista Peninsula will be part of a university study examining how the health of people in communities that depended on natural resources, have been affected by the depletion of those resources.
		The Newfoundland fishing communities of Bonavista, Port Union, Catalina, Elliston, Trepassey and Fogo Island, as well as the coal mining town of New Waterford, Nova Scotia, will be part of the three year study.
		Eliza Swyers represents the Bonavista Peninsula and is assisted by Mayor Betty Fitzgerald.
	www.mun.ca /cin/BonavistaStory.html (899 words)

	Bonavista, Canada
		The fishing-town of Bonavista with its population of 5000 is one of the main towns on the peninsula.
		Around 1600 Bonavista was a British settlement and remained so in spite of attempts by the French to take it in the 18th c.
		Bonavista Museum in Church Street is open in summer and in winter by prior arrangement.
	www.planetware.com /canada/bonavista-cdn-nf-bv.htm (141 words)

	Bonavista
		Bonavista, Nfld, Town, pop 4021 (2001c), 4526 (1996c), 4597 (1991c), area 31.50 km
		, inc 1964, is located on the tip of the Bonavista Peninsula on the island's NE coast.
		as Cape Bonavista is traditionally thought of as one of the possible places he made his first landfall in the New World in 1497.
	thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000860 (81 words)

	Newfoundland Trans-Canada Highway Route
		There are three gateways to the Bonavista Peninsula: the west entrance from the #1 Trans-Canada Highway onto Route 233 at Port Blandford; the central entrance near Thorburn Lake; and the east entrance onto Route 230 at Clarenville.
		"Bonavista" reminds people of John Cabot, a Genovese adventurer born as Giovanni Caboto who (just five years after Columbus landed in the Caribbean) investigated what lay in the northern section of the western Atlantic.
		This peninsula has lots of historic buildings: the Mockbeggar Property provincial historic site; the Ryan Premises, which tells the story of the 500-year-old east coast fishery through interactive exhibits, an aquarium, and artifacts, and also houses the Bonavista Community Museum.
	www.transcanadahighway.com /Newfoundland/Bonavista.htm (1371 words)

	History of the Union Electric Light & Power Co. Ltd.
		It was a port of call particularly for vessels sailing to and from St. John's and ports in Bonavista Bay.
		The power was on in Port Union and Catalina on January 17th, 1918; in Bonavista in 1920; in Little Catalina in 1928 and in Elliston in 1929.
		Each had its franchises and other rights and together they were strategically located to form the basis for the major program of electricification of the main territory of the Bonavista Peninsula which lay in between.
	www.ucs.mun.ca /~melbaker/unionelectric.htm (2768 words)

	VOCM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Bonavista South MHA Roger Fitzgerald met with 150 residents during a public meeting last night in King's Cove.
		At least one person who was at a meeting in King's Cove about snowclearing on the Bonavista Peninsula doesn't feel he got many answers.
		Some parts of the peninsula couldn't budge for up to six days after being pelted by some of the heaviest snowfall in years.
	www.vocm.com /news-info.asp?id=161 (222 words)

	The Town of Bonavista, Newfoundland Labrador Canada
		Bonavista was also documented by the great cartographer Captain James Cook, who made his headquarters here in 1763.
		In 1696, the French invaded Bonavista in an attept to take the settlement but more than 300 men were able to save it from invasion.
		Bonavista, like most desirable fishing harbours, experienced the rule of the fishing admirals who often made life difficult for those who wish to settle permantly.
	www.bonavista.net (482 words)

	Complete Listing by NTS Area
		In Geology of the Baie Verte Peninsula, Newfoundland.
		In The evolution of the Baie Verte lineament, Burlington Peninsula, Newfoundland.
		In Geology, petrology and geochemistry of the Hermitage Peninsula, southern Newfoundland.
	www.nr.gov.nl.ca /mines&en/geosurvey/maps/nl/html_nf/Full.html (15047 words)

	Eastport Peninsula: Family Origins: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
		The earliest pioneer family on the Eastport Peninsula whence present day descendants can be traced is that of George and Ann Stockley who were settled at Barrow Harbour in the 1780s.
		It seems likely that the Oldfords of Bonavista previously were associated with Trinity, Trinity Bay where William Oldford, a planter and constable, resided with his wife Hannah in the 1750s.
		It is probable that all Oldfords in Bonavista Bay and Newfoundland are descendant from this one couple.
	www.heritage.nf.ca /society/fam_origins.html (1107 words)

	Tour 2 - The Discovery Trail & The Bonavista Peninsula
		Mention "Bonavista" and people think of John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto), just five years after Columbus landed in the Caribbean, the burghers of Bristol, England sent him to find out what lay in the northwest Atlantic.
		At Cape Bonavista is the lighthouse built in 1843, it has now been restored as a historic site where visitors can experience the isolated life of a nineteenth century lighthouse keeper.
		The base of the peninsula is farming country around the towns of Lethbridge and Musgravetown.
	www.wordplay.com /tourism/scenictours/eastern/tour2bp.html (1528 words)

	About Vista - The Region/Location
		The region which Vista School District serves extends from the tip of the Bonavista Peninsula in the north-east, to Swift Current on the Burin Peninsula in the south, and from Port Blanford in the north-west to Little Harbour on the isthmus of the Avalon in the south-east.
		The Town of Bonavista was first settled in the late 16th century, and until the early part of the 18th century was the most northerly English settlement on the island.
		Located 70 km along the peninsula off the Trans Canada Highway, Trinity is one of the most beautifully restored settlements in Canada.
	www.k12.nf.ca /vista/aboutvista/theregionlocal.html (414 words)

	Coasts Under Stress
		Focussing mainly on the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland, my work has documented the rise and decline of the nearshore dragger fleet, which was initially a source of local wealth but later a primary cause of overfishing and the ecological crisis of the early 90s.
		First on the Northern Peninsula, later on the Bonavista Peninsula and the Isthmus of Avalon, I have been engaged in extensive collaborative and interdisciplinary research that looks not at the fishery, but at the experience of living in these areas for people as a whole.
		On the Northern Peninsula, I reviewed the work of the GNP Development Corporation, which has been attempting to diversify the economy and to promote local or community control.
	www.coastsunderstress.ca /bios.php?id=99 (562 words)

	Bonavista Peninsula : Regions in Brief \| Frommers.com
		Bonavista is a 45-minute drive from Trinity, and is a strongly recommended day trip for those spending a night or 2 in the area.
		Located in downtown Bonavista, the new site is a very photogenic grouping of white clapboard buildings at the harbor's edge.
		For more than a century, this was the town's most prominent salt-fish complex, where fishermen sold their catch and bought all the sundry goods needed to keep an outport functioning.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/bonavistapeninsula/2990010043.html (2178 words)

	Investment Opportunitiies - Infrastructure telecommunications internet cellular highways - Schooner Regional ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The facilities are administered by the Peninsulas Health Care Corporation, which was formed in 1996 and encompasses the Burin Peninsula, Clarenville Area and Bonavista Peninsula.
		The Burin Peninsula is a superb area for people who enjoy an active lifestyle; with almost every town in the region having recreational facilities and programs of some kind.
		Residents of the Burin Peninsula have always widely participated in soccer and softball, and have gained respect for having some of the most talented teams competing on both the provincial and national level.
	www.schooner.nf.ca /life-on-the-peninsula.html (1274 words)

	Fishers' Loft Inn By Ship Cove
		Lily is from a family of fishermen and boat builders in Charleston, Bonavista Bay.
		Florence drives across the Peninsula every day from her home in Kings Cove, one of Newfoundland’s earliest fishing stations (1700's), where she lives with her son, Michael.
		Patsy Walsh was born a Philpott, one of 13 children whose father came from a long line of fishermen in Plate Cove West on Bonavista Bay, a family which originally settled there in the mid 19th century from Yorkshire..
	www.fishersloft.com /staff.asp (1066 words)

	AllRefer.com - Bonavista Bay (Oceans And Continents) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Bonavista Bay (Oceans And Continents) - Encyclopedia
		Bonavista Bay[bon´´uvis´tu] Pronunciation Key, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.40 mi (60 km) long and 40 mi (60 km) wide, E N.F., Canada.
		Cape Bonavista, the headland of the Bonavista Peninsula, marks the southern entrance to the bay and is the reputed landfall (1497) of John Cabot, the discoverer of Newfoundland.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/Bonavist.html (171 words)

	Eco-Research News (Number 2, Dec. 1996)
		The Bonavista watershed is of particular interest because of the community's 400-year history of fishery development.
		Utilizing palynology and geochemistry the scientists are examining the degree to which natural and anthropogenic changes have affected the region and their principal watersheds (including materials entering the near shore marine environment).
		Elevated levels of industrial plasticizers were also found in the Bonavista harbour and it is anticipated that these markers will be found in marine sediments when cores are taken in that area.
	www.mun.ca /ecoresearch/eco2.htm (1434 words)

	Bonavista, the Beginning of a New World - NewfoundlandandLabrador.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Bonavista is one of the earliest fishing stations and settlements on Newfoundland Island and the point where discoverer Giovanni Caboto first landed in 1497 after his voyage from Bristol England.
		This epic voyage was commemorated in 1997 with a replica of his ship, the Matthew that sailed from Bristol England to Bonavista and along the coast of this province.
		Bonavista is just over 100 km/62 miles north of Clarenville, from the west on Route 230 from Clarenville, or from the east on Route 235.
	www.newfoundlandlabrador.com /archives/attractions/bonavista.asp (479 words)

	Fishers' Loft Inn By Ship Cove
		Bonavista is a forty-minute drive from Fishers' Loft.
		Cape Bonavista Lighthouse, the Legacy, a reproduction of John Cabot's ship The Matthew and several other natural and historic sites make for a great day of exploration and discovery.
		On the way to Bonavista, stop at Maberly to see a puffin colony or spend an hour on a beautiful sandy beach.
	www.fishersloft.com /attractions.asp (361 words)

	Newfoundland Landfall Argument: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
		Since this is the sole historical document to support a Bonavista landfall, it must he backed by the belief that some of the fishermen who knew Mason also knew the sons or grandsons of those who sailed with Cabot.
		As counterpoint, it could he claimed that Mason, and perhaps his informants too, adopted the Bonavista theory simply because they themselves took that place for their point of arrival and departure over the years.
		Not wholeheartedly for Bonavista, English brought Cabot through the Narrows: There is a tradition that John Cabot entered the harbour of St. John's on the evening of June 24th (English, 1962).
	www.heritage.nf.ca /exploration/nfldfall.html (1122 words)

	Clarenville (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		With the Avalon Peninsula to the east, the Burin Peninsula to the South, the Bonavista Peninsula to the North, and Terra Nova National Park and the Twin Rivers Golf Course to the west, the Community of Clarenville is a comfortable base for exploration for eastern Newfoundland.
		As the major terminus for the Bonavista Peninsula and all rail traffic west, Clarenville quickly became the region's primary centre.
		Clarenville is only 100 km/62 mi from the legendary town of Bonavista, and within a short drive of the region's major attractions.
	www.nlhba.nl.ca /PR_Clarenville.htm (210 words)

	Newfoundland Videos - A Journey into Wonder on the Bonavista Peninsula
		A new DVD from 3-time Gemini Award nominated videographer / musician Steve Thomson, "A Journey into Wonder" was created from 2 years of shooting the wildlife, the fishery, the robust weather, the scenic beauty, and the people of the Bonavista Peninsula, which is "quintessential Newfoundland."
		This DVD makes a great souvenir for visitors, or a beautiful reminder of home for loved ones away.
		A Journey Into Wonder On The Bonavista Peninsula.
	www.tidespoint.com /videos/journey_bonavista.shtml (216 words)

	Elizabeth J. Cottages - 4 1/2 Star Luxurious Accommodations, Bonavista, Newfoundland & Labrador, Jaw Dropping Views!
		This is good news for Bonavista and for The Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
		Elizabeth J. became fascinated with Newfoundland and Labrador’s history, especially that of the Bonavista Peninsula.
		Bonavista would regain lost architecture and tourists would have an accommodation that would transport them back in history.
	www.elizabethjcottages.com /press.html (468 words)

	Elderhostel : Program Unavailable (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Study life in three historic towns on the Bonavista Peninsula.
		Bonavista is a storied fishing center, with a mid-1800's lighthouse, the Ryan Premises National Historic Site, and the replica of John Cabot's ship the "Matthew".
		Trinity, with it's strong ties to England's West Country is the home of Rising Tide Threatre and theatre presentations relating to Newfoundland's rich culture.
	www.elderhostel.org /programs/unavailable.asp?part=2696 (230 words)

	Peninsula - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A peninsula is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body that is surrounded by water on three sides.
		A peninsula can also be a headland, cape, promontory or spit.
		Iberian Peninsula, encompassing the whole of Spain and Portugal
	open-encyclopedia.com /Peninsula (208 words)

	Cape Bonavista - Travel Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This beautifully desolate headland, populated by hundreds of puffins, is supposed to be the spot where the English-sponsored Genoese explorer John Cabot first clapped eyes on the Americas in 1497.
		The cape is 5km from the expansive fishing village of BONAVISTA, which spreads out across the flattish headlands surrounding its double harbour.
		Bonavista has a handful of BandBs perched among the rocks, all charging about the same price and all open year-round.
	travel-guide.traveliseek.com /cape-bonavista_avl_li29518.html (497 words)

	Car Trip on Bonavista Peninsula- Part 2
		About 35 km from Bonavista we come to Kings's Cove, one of the oldest settlements on this part of the peninsula.
		King's Cove was settled by Bonavista fishermen in the mid 1700's and grew quickly in size and importance.
		In fact King's Cove was locally known as the "Athens of the North" because of its commercial activity.
	www.angelfire.com /nf/durdlesden/Sum01a.html (299 words)

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