Newfoundland (island)
 Satellite view of Newfoundland | |
 Map of Newfoundland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 48°32′30″N 56°07′30″W / 48.54167°N 56.12500°W[3] |
| Area | 108,860 km2 (42,000 sq mi) |
| Coastline | 9,656 km (6000 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 814 m (2671 ft) |
| Highest point | The Cabox |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Province | Template:Country data Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Largest settlement | St. John's (pop. 200,600) |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Newfie, Newfoundlander |
| Population | 477,787[4] (2016) |
| Population rank | 79 |
| Pop. density | 4.39/km2 (11.37/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | English, Irish, Scottish, French, and Mi'kmaq |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| • Summer (DST) | |
| Longest river: Exploits River (246 km or 153 mi)[5] | |
Newfoundland (/ˈnjuːfən(d)lənd, -lænd/ [6] )[7], Canada ke Newfoundland and Labrador province ke ek barraa island hae. Ii North America ke eastern coast ke Labrador ilaaka me hae.
Ii island me province ke 29 percent land area hae, lekin hian pe province ke 90% abaadi rahe hae, aur province ke 60% abaadi chhotaa southeastern Avalon peninsula me rahe hae. ii island Labrador Peninsula se Strait of Belle Isle se separated hae aur Cape Breton Island se Cabot Straitse. Saint Lawrence River ke muh ke block kare hae, jisse Gulf of Saint Lawrence bane hae, jon dunia ke sab se barraa estuary hae. Newfoundland's ke sab se nagiich ke parrosi French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon hae. Newfoundland island ke area 108,860 square kilometres (42,031 sq mi) hae,[8] aur ii dunia ke 16th sab se barraa island hae aur Canada ke 4th sab se barraa island hae, aur North Canada ke chhorr ii Canada ke sab se barraa island hae.
Provincial capital, St. John's, island ke southeastern coast me hae; Cape Spear, capital ke south me, easternmost point of North America hae, Greenland ke chhorr ke. Jaada kar ke sab parrosi island, jaise New World, Twillingate, Fogo and Bell Island ke Newfoundland ke hissa maana jaae hae. Newfoundland aur iske parosi island ke puura area 111,390 square kilometres (43,008 sq mi) hae.[9]
2006 ke official Census Canada statistics ke anusaar, 57% of responding Newfoundland and Labradorians British nai to Irish ancestry ke hae, aur baaki 43.2% ke ek parent English hae, 21.5% ke at least ek Irish parent hae, aur 7% ke least ek parent of Scottish origin hae. Is ke alaawa, 6.1% claimed at least one parent of French ancestry.[10] 2006 census ke anusaar island ke puura abaadi total 479,105 rahaa.
- ↑ "Shaun Majumder brings Burlington, Newfoundland, to the world with Majumder Manor", National Post, July 22, 2014. “After all, it’s not every day the a famous native son of The Rock returns to its capital.”
- ↑ "The term "go anywhere" has been redefined with the redesign of a family favorite", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 10, 2014. “Canada's 10th province is called "The Rock" for good reason.”
- ↑ "Place names - Island of Newfoundland". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- ↑ Population calculated by removing Labrador (27,197), Little Bay Islands (71), Miles Cove (104), Port Anson (130), Lushes Bight-Beaumont-Beaumont North (168), Pilley's Island (294), Brighton (188), Triton (983), Division No. 8, Subd. D (10), Division No. 8, Subd. H (1,900), Cottlesville (271), Summerford (906), Division No. 8, Subd. I (216), Crow Head (177), Twillingate (2,196), Change Islands (208), Fogo Island (2,244), Greenspond (266), St. Brendan's (145), Division No. 7, Subd. L (1,232), Division No. 1, Subd. R (322), Wabana (2,146), Ramea (447) and Dissemination Block 10090097012 (108) from the province of Newfoundland and Labrador (519,716).
- ↑ "Atlas of Canada – Rivers". Natural Resources Canada. October 26, 2004. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2007.
- ↑ Template:Cite EPD
- ↑ Both names can be found in this document Archived Maach 28, 2019, at the Wayback Machine.Ikkarumikluak means "place of many shoals" while Kallunasillik means "place of many white people". It is thought the Ikkarumiklua was used before the colonization of Newfoundland and was later replaced by Kallunasillik. It is also thought that Ikkarumiklua may have been a term for the Great Northern Peninsula and not the island as a whole.
- ↑ "Atlas of Canada, Islands". Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2006.
- ↑ "NL Government website: Areas". Archived from the original on October 3, 2006. Retrieved August 26, 2007.
- ↑ "2006 Statistics Canada National Census: Newfoundland and Labrador". Statistics Canada. July 28, 2009. Archived from the original on January 15, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2010.