Eastern Point was a small place near Burgeo, Newfoundland and Labrador . See also List of communities in Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland geo stub coord missing Newfoundland and Labrador Category Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador ... more details
Infobox begins Infobox Settlement official name ApseyPoint other name native name for cities whose native name is not in English nickname settlement type Unincorporated community motto image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size city logo citylogo size pushpin map Newfoundland pushpin label position left the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption Location of ApseyPoint in Newfoundland island Newfoundland pushpin mapsize subdivision type Countries of the world Country subdivision name CAN subdivision type1 Provinces and territories of Canada Province subdivision name1 NL subdivision type3 Census divisions of Newfoundland and Labrador Census division subdivision name3 established title Settled established date established title2 Incorporated town established date2 established title3 Incorporated city established date3 government type government footnotes leader title Mayor leader name leader title1 Legislative Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador MLA leader name1 leader title2 Members of the Canadian House of Commons MP leader name2 unit pref Enter Imperial, if Imperial metric is desired area footnotes area total sq mi area total km2 area land sq mi area land km2 area water sq mi ... code 709 709 blank name List of Newfoundland and Labrador highways Highways blank info website footnotes Infobox ends ApseyPoint was a farming and fishing settlement in the Trinity District. Banking was done at Harbor Grace. In 1911 the population was 180. See also List of communities in Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland geo stub coord 49 2 1 N 58 6 33 W region CA display title Category Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador ... metro population density sq mi population density km2 timezone Newfoundland Time utc offset 3 30 timezone DST Newfoundland Time Newfoundland Daylight utc offset DST 2 30 latd latm lats latNS longd ... more details
Location map Canada Newfoundland and Labrador lat 50.7223 long 56.1103 width 200 caption Location of White Point in Newfoundland and Labrador label White Point position top White Point is a List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador . coord 50.722 N 56.110 W display title region CA type city source GNS enwiki Category Populated places in Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland geo stub ... more details
Location map Canada Newfoundland and Labrador lat 48.0549 long 53.1543 width 200 caption Location of Mansfield Point in Newfoundland and Labrador label Mansfield Point position left Mansfield Point is a List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador . coord 48.054 N 53.154 W display title region CA type city source GNS enwiki Category Populated places in Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland geo stub ... more details
Location map Canada Newfoundland and Labrador lat 48.1899 long 53.9650 width 200 caption Location of Man Point in Newfoundland and Labrador label Man Point position top Man Point is a List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador . coord 48.189 N 53.965 W display title region CA type city source GNS enwiki Category Populated places in Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland geo stub ... more details
Location map Canada Newfoundland and Labrador lat 49.3206 long 54.4248 width 200 caption Location of Main Point in Newfoundland and Labrador label Main Point position top Main Point is a List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador . coord 49.320 N 54.424 W display title region CA type city source GNS enwiki Category Populated places in Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland geo stub ... more details
Location map Canada Newfoundland and Labrador lat 48.6499 long 53.9160 width 200 caption Location of Fox Point in Newfoundland and Labrador label Fox Point position top Fox Point is a List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador . coord 48.649 N 53.916 W display title region CA type city source GNS enwiki Category Populated places in Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland geo stub ... more details
Location map Canada Newfoundland and Labrador lat 51.1821 long 56.8089 width 200 caption Location of Forrester s Point in Newfoundland and Labrador label Forrester s Point Forrester s Point is a List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador . coord 51.182 N 56.808 W display title region CA type city source GNS enwiki Category Populated places in Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Bailey s Point is a Canada Canadian hamlet in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador . It is located on the western arm of Bonne Bay . See also List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador coord missing Newfoundland and Labrador DEFAULTSORT Bailey s Point, Newfoundland And Labrador Category Populated coastal places in Canada Category Populated places in Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland geo stub ... more details
Location map Canada Newfoundland and Labrador lat 51.4822 long 56.9542 width 200 caption Location of Buckle s Point in Newfoundland and Labrador label Buckle s Point Buckle s Point is a List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador . coord 51.482 N 56.954 W display title region CA type city source GNS enwiki Category Populated places in LabradorLabrador geo stub ... more details
Hiscock s Point was a small place with eight families near Burgeo . See also List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador coord missing Newfoundland and Labrador Category Populated coastal places in Canada Category Populated places in Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland geo stub pt Hiscock s Point ... more details
Belldown s Point was near Cow Head, Newfoundland and Labrador Cow Head . It had a population of 52 in 1956. See also List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador coord 49.9156 N 57.7871 W display title Category Populated places in Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland geo stub pt Belldown s Point ... more details
Location map Canada Newfoundland and Labrador lat 47.5806 long 53.2656 width 200 caption Location of Coley s Point in Newfoundland and Labrador label Coley s Point position left Coley s Point is a List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador . It is part of the Town of Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador Bay Roberts . It was the birthplace of Canadian playwright David French playwright David French . coord 47 34 50 N 53 15 56 W display title region CA type city source GNS enwiki Category Populated places in Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland geo stub ... more details
Plum Point was a settlement located west of Anchor Point, Newfoundland and Labrador Anchor Point , Canada . The original name was Brig Bay and was changed on June 11, 1965. The population in 1956 was 95. See also List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador coord 51 04 00 N 56 53 00 W scale 25000 display title Category Populated coastal places in Canada Category Designated places in Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland geo stub ... more details
Low Point coord 48 03.60 N 52 57.40 W an unincorporated town in Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada located on a spit of land overlooking a small bay called Bay de Verde Bight . Low Point is a fishing village that has experienced resettlement over a longer period as residents moved to larger areas. History Timeline 1838 and 1848 Hard times are experienced from fishery failures combined with crop failures. 1843 A school is constructed. 1869 The population is listed as 64. 1999 3 families in residence at Low Point. Towns and Communities nearby Bay de Verde, Newfoundland and Labrador Bay de Verde Red Head Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador Red Head Cove Daniel s Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador Daniel s Cove Old Perlican, Newfoundland and Labrador Old Perlican Grates Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador Grates Cove Caplin Cove, Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador Caplin Cove See also List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador Avalon Peninsula External links http www.aroundthebay.ca btta booklet index.htm Baccalieu Trail http collections.ic.gc.ca baccalieutrail home.html Historical Baccalieu Trail http www.heritage.nf.ca Newfoundland Heritage Site http www.heritage.nf.ca dictionary Dictionary of Newfoundland English Category Populated coastal places in Canada Category Populated places in Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland geo stub ... more details
Pollards Point is a village located southwest of Baie Verte. The Post Office was established in 1966 and the first Postmistress was Claudine Elliott. See also List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador coord 49 45 N 56 54 W display title Category Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador ... more details
distinguish Burning Point Burnt Point a small Canada Canadian fishing village in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador . It is located on the north side of Conception Bay on the Bay de Verde Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland island Newfoundland . Geography The community of Burnt Point for the most part is on gently sloping area much higher than the coast where the wharf and fishing boats were kept. Towns and Communities nearby Some of the communities within a 15 minute driving distance from Burnt Point are as follows Lower Island Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador Lower Island Cove Job s Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador Job s Cove Gull Island, Newfoundland and Labrador Gull Island Northern Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador Northern Bay Ochre Pit Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador Ochre Pit Cove History 1810 First fishing premises are believed to be owned by Andrew Layman and John Tucker. 1869 Census records a population of 115. The first church and road have been built by this date. 1880 The first post office is in operation. 1905 A lighthouse is built at Burnt Point. 1915 July the Railway is built going through Burnt Point to Bay de Verde. 1920 The first public wharf is built. 1921 Two cod liver oil factories are established. 1930 During a storm the ship Dekult runs ashore and claims many lives. 1933 The Railway takes it toll and is completely hauled up by November. See also List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador External links http www.aroundthebay.ca btta booklet index.htm Baccalieu Trail http collections.ic.gc.ca baccalieutrail home.html Historical Baccalieu Trail coord 47 57 34 N 53 02 08 W scale 25000 display title Category Populated coastal places in Canada Category Populated places in Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland geo stub ... more details
Point Enrag e , also known as Point Rosie, is located northwest of Marystown, Newfoundland and Labrador Marystown , Newfoundland and Labrador . All residents were resettled to Garnish, Grand Bank and other Fortune Bay outports during the 1960s. It never had a road or rail link, and sometimes the Fortune Bay Nor easters made leaving the community and getting ashore very risky to life and limb. It had a population of 168 in 1956. In 2008, the little cove is still thriving as a cabin community. It is at the end of the Garnish Point Rosie ATV trail http www.townofgarnish.com ATV 20Trail 20Page.htm and welcomes many hundreds of visitors every year. See also List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador coord 47 23 00 N 55 17 00 W scale 25000 display title Category Populated coastal places in Canada Category Populated places in Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland geo stub ... more details
places in Newfoundland and Labrador Category Military forts in Newfoundland and LabradorPointNewfoundland struct stub fort stub ... footnotes leader title Mayor leader name leader title1 Legislative Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador ... List of A Postal Codes of Canada Span area code Area code 709 709 blank name List of Newfoundland and Labrador highways Highways blank info website footnotes Infobox ends Fort Point , also known as Admiral s Point, is a point of land situated on the western shore to the entrance of Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador Trinity Harbour , Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador Trinity Bay , Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland , Canada. The area was the site a fort which was located on the tip .... See also List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador References and notes reflist coord 48 ...Infobox begins Infobox settlement official name Fort Point other name Admiral s Point native name for cities whose native name is not in English nickname settlement type Unincorporated community motto image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size city logo citylogo size pushpin map Newfoundland pushpin label position left the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption Location of Fort Point in Newfoundland island Newfoundland pushpin mapsize coordinates region CA NL subdivision type Countries of the world Country subdivision name CAN subdivision type1 Provinces and territories of Canada Province subdivision name1 NL subdivision type3 Census divisions of Newfoundland and Labrador Census division ... Newfoundland Time utc offset 3 30 timezone DST Newfoundland Time Newfoundland Daylight utc offset ... harbour with another four six pounders towards Salvage Head . ref name one Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume Two, p 324 325 ISBN 0 9693422 2 5 ref On July 17, 1762 the fort was surrendered ... more details
or Fannies Crack The point was also home to a now abandoned community of the same name. Sandy Point extends 7.2 km into St. George s Bay Newfoundland and Labrador St. George s Bay on the bay s southern ...Sandy Point is a formerly a peninsula but now is an island on the west coast of the of Newfoundland island Newfoundland which has been recently transformed into a hidden island as a result of sea level ... Crossing, Newfoundland and Labrador Stephenville Crossing , 12 km south of the town of Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador Stephenville and 2 km north west of the community of St. George s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. George s . History Thought to be long inhabited by aboriginals, namely a Dorset ... included much of the west coast of Newfoundland. Sandy Point was divided practically down the middle ... Point, the provincial government gave financial enticements for residents to leave the community and move to nearby St. George s, Newfoundland and Labrador St. George s which was located on the Newfoundland ... Point, which had been an important sea port for the western coast of Newfoundland, declined to the point ... and Labrador Category Islands of Newfoundland and Labrador Category New islands .... Easterly, where the Anglicans lived, was down along. In the ensuing decades, Sandy Point became host ... , and French residents. Sandy Point also became known for a genetic defect among its population which was termed Allderdice syndrome , also known to locals in the surrounding area as Sandy Point Syndrome . The Newfoundland outport outport community of Sandy Point continued until a period after Newfoundland entered Canadian Confederation Confederation in 1949 whereupon the provincial government ... during the summer months these include Piping Plover s, with the Sandy Point colony comprising between 15 30 of Newfoundland s overall plover population. The island hosts a diverse habitat ranging from ... sandypoint.html Sandy Point unofficial website coord 48 27 00 N 58 29 57 W region CA type ... more details
Peninsula , in Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada . It was the first English settlement on what is called the French Shore of Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland . History Anchor Point was first ... N 56 47 39.20 W region CA type city display title Subdivisions of Newfoundland and Labrador DEFAULTSORT Anchor Point, Newfoundland And Labrador Category Populated coastal places in Canada Category Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador Category Fishing communities in Canada fr Anchor Point Canada ... name1 NL subdivision type3 Census divisions of Newfoundland and Labrador Census division subdivision ... title Mayor leader name leader title1 Legislative Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador MLA leader ... of A Postal Codes of Canada Span area code Area code 709 709 blank name List of Newfoundland and Labrador highways Highways blank info website footnotes Anchor Point Canada 2006 Census 2006 Population ... and Labrador Port Aux Basques for distribution. Present Anchor Point s population had been steadily declining since the demise of the cod fishery in Newfoundland. Many people from Anchor Point ... and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador References Reflist External links http www.rootsweb.com cannf ...Infobox settlement official name Anchor Point other name native name for cities whose native name is not in English ... Anchor Point s south side image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size city logo citylogo size pushpin map Newfoundland pushpin label position left the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption Location of Anchor Point in Newfoundland island Newfoundland pushpin mapsize coordinates region CA NL subdivision type Countries of the world Country ... population urban population metro population density sq mi population density km2 timezone Newfoundland Time utc offset 3 30 timezone DST Newfoundland Time Newfoundland Daylight utc offset DST 2 30 latd ... , England in 1740. They used the cove as a base for fishing and fur hunting from Anchor Point to Barlett ... more details
Pointe Verde was a small settlement with 19 families around 1864. The population was 238 in 1956. See also List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador coord 47 14 N 54 00 W display title Category Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador ... more details
Location map Newfoundland label Mistaken Point position top lat 46.6256 long 53.1614 caption Location of Mistaken Point in Newfoundland Mistaken Point is a small Canada Canadian Headlands and bays headland on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador . Name Mistaken Point takes its name from the deadly results of mistaking it for Cape Race , in the area s typically foggy weather. Sailors who would make this mistake would turn north, thinking they had reached Cape Race Harbour, and immediately run into treacherous rocks. Ecological Reserve It is the site of the Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve , which contains one of the most diverse and well preserved collections of Precambrian fossils known. The site was first discovered in 1967 by S.B. Misra . The site became quickly recognized in the mid 1980s as an important find containing probably the oldest metazoan fossils in North America and the most ancient deep water marine fossils in the world. In 1987, a 5 kilometer stretch of coastline was declared an Nature reserve ecological reserve . Studies have shown that the Mistaken Point biota ecology biota represents the oldest ... Point fauna http geol.queensu.ca people narbonne recent pubs1.html The Origin and Early Evolution of Animals http www.ucmp.berkeley.edu vendian mistaken.html Localities of the Vendian Mistaken Point, Newfoundland Coord 46 37 32 N 53 09 41 W region CA NL type landmark display title Category Headlands of Newfoundland and Labrador Category Paleontological sites of North America Category Shipwrecks of the Newfoundland and Labrador coast hu Mistaken Point sv Mistaken Point ... ref Avalonia terrane The fossil terrane of Mistaken Point is the named Avalonia n terrane that is found ... Hip include a reference to Mistaken Point in Fly , the fourth track on their 2006 album World Container ... was found on the 1st September, 1985, slightly more than convert 600 km mi abbr on from Mistaken Point ... more details
Location map Canada Newfoundland and Labrador lat 48.4908 long 58.3982 width 200 caption Location of Mattis Point in Newfoundland and Labrador label Mattis Point Mattis Point is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador A small town on the West side of Newfoundland. A great place to relax, and stay fit. From the smell of wood burning in the winter, to the sound of dirt bike engines in the summer, Mattis Point is a paradise to some. Mattis Point was given the nick name God s Country because of its nice weather, and sunshine, when at the same time other places are cloudy. The first person to set foot in Mattis Point was Mattis Alexander. Mattis Alexander was born on a ship coming across the Atlantic Ocean. The ship was coming from Lake Van, Turkey. His father Joe Alexander was a hunter and his mother Beatrice Alexander usually did things around their hut. Mattis and his family lived in a area around Stephenville Crossing when they arrived in Newfoundland. Joe died of a fatal Moose hunting trip at the age of 47 and Beatrice died at the age of 50 of the plague. Mattis had to get away from it all, so one day on a hunting trip he paddled his canoe across the bay to the Woodland now known as Mattis Point but a storm came, so Mattis was stranded at the Woodlands. When the storm cleared Mattis returned to the settlement of now, 5 families. Mattis met and fell in love with Tara Gunshoe, the daughter of a famous blacksmith Willy Gunshoe. They moved to the Woodland and lived there for the rest of their lives. With Mattis and Tara living on the highest part of it, seen from across the bay, the nickname Mattis Point started up because Mattis lived on the the point Mattis Point . One late ... in Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland geo stub ... both died in the blaze. Mattis Point then had a population of 8 families thanks to the Alexanders. Mattis was then known in history as the first Mattis Pointer. And now years and years after Mattis Point ... more details
National Park of Canada coord 49 40 56 N 57 57 19 W display title DEFAULTSORT Green Point, Newfoundland And Labrador Category Paleontological sites of North America Category Landforms of Newfoundland and Labrador fr Green Point ...Image Green Point Newfoundland.jpg thumb Green Point at low tide Green Point is located 12 km north of the town of Rocky Harbour in Gros Morne National Park , ref name GMNP Gros Morne National Park Visitor information 2007 Retrieved August 18, 2008 from http www.pc.gc.ca pn np nl grosmorne visit visit4 e.asp 04 ref on the west coast of Newfoundland island Newfoundland . It is the home to a small summer fishing community and a drive in campground. In 2000, Green Point was designated the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point Global Stratotype Section and Point GSSP representing the division between the Cambrian and the Ordovician systems. ref name GSSP Cooper, R. A., Nowlan, G. S., and Williams, S. H. 2001 . Global Stratotype Section and Point for Base of the Ordovician System. Episodes , 24 1 . Retrieved August 18, 2008, from http www.stratigraphy.org Tremadocian.pdf ref Geology In 2000, the cliffs at Green Point were approved as the Global Stratotype Section and Point for the base of the Ordovician system by the International Union of Geological Sciences . The boundary is a section 60m thick composed of layers of shale and limestone with overturned beds dipping 60 70 degrees to the South East. It is marked by the first appearance of Iapetognathus fluctivagus , a conodont fossil, 4.8m below the earliest known planktic graptolite fossil, Rhabdinopora praeparabola . ref name GSSP The shales represent a 30 million year record of deep ocean sediments laid in a base of slope environment in the Iapetus Ocean . The limestone layers indicate periodic avalanches from the shallower ... Books. p.44 ISBN 155081135 5 ref Campground There are 31 drive in campsites at Green Point. ref ... more details
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