Search results for "Newfoundland and Labrador" - New World Encyclopedia
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- as John Cabot, was an Italian navigator and explorer commonly credited ... Between 1496 and 1497 John Cabot established England's first ...9 KB (1,380 words) - 04:35, 3 August 2022
- of submerged highlands southeast of Newfoundland and east of the Laurentian ... The fishery-based economy of Newfoundland and Labrador fell into a ...15 KB (2,318 words) - 20:24, 13 September 2021
- landed in North America, presumably in Newfoundland, Canada. E. Leif sailed to Greenland with his father and lived there until around 1000 ...11 KB (1,764 words) - 19:05, 25 October 2022
- Icebergs of Newfoundland and Labrador, [http://www.wordplay.com/tourism/icebergs/ ... jpg|thumb|right|An iceberg near [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]]]] ...12 KB (1,760 words) - 17:16, 10 February 2024
- of the genus Gadus of the family Gadidae, and in particular the well-known ... East Greenland, West Greenland, Newfoundland, and Labrador stocks. There would ...18 KB (2,737 words) - 22:21, 7 January 2024
- (boreal forest) from Alaska to Newfoundland and Labrador and as far south ... * Newfoundland and Labrador Agriculture (NLA). 2004. [http://www.nr ...20 KB (2,969 words) - 19:16, 26 November 2023
- The territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (French: ... distance of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland and Labrador, some of the world ...22 KB (3,091 words) - 20:40, 17 April 2023
- northeast of the mainland with its northern and western coasts fronting on ... 1784, became a separate British crown colony and remained so for the next 36 ...26 KB (3,747 words) - 19:32, 25 November 2023
- and a tiny land border with Newfoundland and Labrador on Killiniq Island ... parts of the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, to some ...26 KB (3,796 words) - 01:18, 17 November 2022
- was a French navigator who first explored and described the Gulf of St. ... to the "Old World" of Europe and Asia. ==Biography== ...17 KB (2,708 words) - 12:31, 6 November 2021
- 039;s in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The archipelago ... The nine major Azorean Islands and the eight small Formigas Islands ...17 KB (2,435 words) - 05:18, 26 August 2023
- cliffs. Fjords commonly extend far inland and are extremely deep in their ... the end of such a period, the climate warms and glaciers retreat. Sea level ...16 KB (2,484 words) - 17:33, 28 March 2024
- The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting ... such as renaming Newfoundland as Newfoundland and Labrador, have passed intact ...21 KB (3,237 words) - 00:25, 3 May 2023
- Aspens are trees of the willow family (Salicaceae) and comprise one ... America, extending from from Newfoundland and Labrador west across Canada ...9 KB (1,368 words) - 04:51, 18 August 2023
- |popplace=Canada (New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia ... In the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador ...22 KB (3,368 words) - 10:36, 10 March 2023
- The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was the North American chapter ... George's reign after their opponents, and thus it became known as the ...30 KB (4,525 words) - 10:57, 11 April 2024
- include telephone traffic, internet signals, and private data traffic. As of ... Oban, Scotland, and Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador. It was inaugurated ...19 KB (2,734 words) - 21:23, 26 February 2023
- provinces of New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador, and to the south ... is located on the border with Newfoundland and Labrador in the northeastern ...36 KB (5,238 words) - 15:40, 7 December 2022
- reducing access to salmon spawning grounds and damaging habitats of birds ... Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador) hydroelectricity ...23 KB (3,052 words) - 21:35, 9 February 2024
- between the Americas to the west, and Eurasia and Africa to the ... center of commerce in the colonial period and into the twentieth century ...27 KB (4,091 words) - 06:07, 21 August 2023
- It is the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest island in ... mainland—of which Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador are a part - on ...21 KB (3,177 words) - 05:39, 26 August 2023
- many countries, including England, Scotland and Ireland, as well as the continent ... The traditional folk music of Newfoundland and Labrador, though similar ...26 KB (3,894 words) - 00:03, 18 November 2022
- species Mustela lutreola (European mink) and Neovison vison (American mink; ... Minks have been valued historically for their thick and shiny fur ...24 KB (3,695 words) - 11:06, 10 March 2023
- ) are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry ... Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Maritimes ...36 KB (5,123 words) - 19:13, 25 November 2023
- 1972) was a Canadian statesman, diplomat, and politician, who, in 1957, ... care, student loans, the Canada Pension Plan and Canada's flag. He improved ...24 KB (3,567 words) - 22:02, 25 October 2022
- The Portuguese Empire was the earliest and longest lived of the modern ... and Gaspar Corte-Real explored Newfoundland and Labrador, and possibly most ...34 KB (5,157 words) - 00:26, 12 April 2023
- is believed to be a powerful, evil entity and the tempter of humankind. ... humankind. However, in the Jewish apocrypha and rabbinical tradition, the ...20 KB (3,299 words) - 10:16, 29 January 2024
- developed by his competitors into one system and his success in securing funding ... funding there, Marconi proved his technology and established his company, the ...27 KB (3,973 words) - 00:54, 7 March 2023
- in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic ... Island, and Nova Scotia; and Newfoundland and Labrador). Three territories ...54 KB (7,539 words) - 19:09, 25 November 2023
- " he ruled over an ever-growing radio and electronics empire that became ... on a ship hunting seals off Newfoundland and Labrador, and used the technology ...14 KB (2,103 words) - 08:08, 28 January 2024
- Sark, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou, Burhou, Lihou, and the Bailiwick of Jersey, which ... of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. They were the only ...23 KB (3,402 words) - 01:43, 4 December 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... right|thumb|Inuit women at Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador ]] ...53 KB (8,160 words) - 18:55, 7 February 2023
- the Maritimes, as well as parts of Maine, Labrador, Newfoundland, and the Gaspé ... twentieth century. Fishing, mining, forestry and agriculture remain very important ...28 KB (4,053 words) - 10:08, 11 March 2023
- considered to be humankind's first, and perhaps most important, domestic ... dog (Speothos venaticus) of South America and the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes ...38 KB (6,036 words) - 11:04, 2 August 2023
- May 23, 1701) is remembered for his trial and execution for piracy after ... He appears to have gone to sea as a youth, and to have engaged in privateering ...26 KB (4,192 words) - 11:08, 10 May 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology ... from migration, which involves a major and permanent move from one location ...40 KB (5,990 words) - 02:37, 16 November 2022
- rocky coastline, its low, rolling mountains, and its heavily forested interior—as ... complete, will run to Belle Isle, Newfoundland and Labrador. At 33,215 square ...36 KB (5,276 words) - 05:31, 5 November 2022
- The British Empire is the most extensive empire in world history and ... on August 5 at St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Sir Walter Raleigh ...59 KB (8,891 words) - 02:41, 22 November 2023
- the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador (for provincial ... and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The holiday in ...52 KB (7,483 words) - 20:49, 17 April 2023
- other two being the Northwest Territories and Nunavut). It has the smallest ... Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador, and New Brunswick. ...24 KB (3,529 words) - 21:38, 4 June 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Economics ... Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador, the PST is part ...25 KB (4,002 words) - 01:49, 23 December 2022
- Latin circum (meaning "around") and caedere (meaning "to ... Prince Edward Island to zero in Newfoundland and Labrador. ...30 KB (4,501 words) - 22:23, 10 December 2023
- the Scandinavian seafaring traders, warriors and pirates who raided and colonized ... , located in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, which has been designated ...60 KB (9,091 words) - 22:04, 17 April 2023
- of water; 90 percent of the U.S. supply and 20 percent of the world's ... of Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador combined. ...32 KB (4,828 words) - 02:10, 21 January 2023
- Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Lifestyle ... in what is now the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, to give thanks ...36 KB (5,333 words) - 15:08, 30 April 2023
- the first half of the twentieth century, and seafloor spreading, understood ... is the lithosphere, comprising the crust and the rigid uppermost part of ...57 KB (8,619 words) - 02:46, 8 January 2024
- independence by the various Western colonies and protectorates in Asia and ... territory, achieved independence. From 1945 and the end of the twentieth century ...71 KB (10,085 words) - 19:16, 10 July 2023
