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  2. History of Newfoundland and Labrador - Wikipedia

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    A Newfoundland identity was first articulated in the 1840s, embodied in a distinction between English-born and native-born Newfoundland residents. The relative absence of a strong sense of belonging to an independent country was the underlying reason for Joey Smallwood's referendum victory.

  3. Newfoundland and Labrador - Wikipedia

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    Newfoundland and its neighbouring small islands (excluding French possessions) have an area of 111,390 km 2 (43,010 sq mi). [19] Newfoundland extends between latitudes 46°36′N and 51°38′N. [20] [21] Labrador is also roughly triangular in shape: the western part of its border with Quebec is the drainage divide of the Labrador Peninsula ...

  4. St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador - Wikipedia

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    The Rooms is Newfoundland and Labrador's cultural facility, and is in the downtown area. [133] Other museums include the Railway Coastal Museum, a transportation museum in the 104-year-old Newfoundland and Labrador train station building on Water Street. [134] The Johnson Geo Centre is a geological interpretation centre on Signal Hill. [135]

  5. Newfoundland (island) - Wikipedia

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    Newfoundland was long inhabited by indigenous peoples of the Dorset culture and the Beothuk, who spoke the now-extinct Beothuk language.. The island was possibly visited by the Icelandic explorer Leif Erikson in the 11th century as a rest settlement when heading farther south to the land believed to be closer to the mouth of the St. Lawrence River called "Vinland". [11]

  6. List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Newfoundland and ...

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    The Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial, a National Historic Site commemorating Dominion of Newfoundland forces killed during World War I, is located in France. Numerous National Historic Events also occurred across Newfoundland & Labrador, and are identified at places associated with them, using the same style of federal plaque which marks ...

  7. Category:History of Newfoundland and Labrador - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "History of Newfoundland and Labrador" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  8. Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador - Wikipedia

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    Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador is an encyclopedia commissioned by Joey Smallwood to capture the people, places, events and history of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Smallwood's view on the purpose of the encyclopedia was summed up in his remark . Every theme belongs in the Encyclopedia.

  9. Outline of Newfoundland and Labrador - Wikipedia

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    Economic history of Newfoundland and Labrador History of Fisheries of Newfoundland and Labrador Collapse of the Atlantic northwest cod fishery; Turbot War; Migratory Fishery of Labrador; History of Basque whaling § Newfoundland and Labrador; History of the petroleum industry in Canada (frontier exploration and development)