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This is a list of historic places in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador entered on the Canadian Register of Historic Places, whether they are federal, provincial, or municipal. For reasons of length, the list has been divided as follows: St. John's; Avalon Peninsula except St. John's; Labrador; Western Newfoundland; Central Newfoundland
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]
Newfoundland and Labrador [b] is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of 405,212 km 2 (156,453 sq mi). As of 2024 the population of Newfoundland and Labrador was estimated to be 545,880. [8]
The downtown area is the cultural hub of St. John's and is a major tourist destination in Newfoundland and Labrador and Atlantic Canada. Water Street and Duckworth Street are known for their brightly coloured low-rise heritage buildings, housing numerous tourist shops, clothing boutiques, and restaurants. [116] [117]