   St John’s, Newfoundland  Introduction to Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador (NL) is located on the northeast corner of North America. The province is made up of the island of Newfoundland, with Labrador on the mainland, and over 7,000 tiny islands. Newfoundland and Labrador has 29,000 km of coastline dotted with inlets, coves, and bays that are home to historic towns and fishing villages. While small, they are bold communities with colourful buildings, spectacular views, and friendly people. Newfoundland was the tenth province to enter Canadian Confederation in 1949, with change of the province's official name to Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001. AreasAvalonAvalon Coast EastBurin Penninsula Labrador
Northern PeninsulaWestWestern Routes  Cities, Towns & CommunitiesAvalonBay Roberts Avalon CoastAdmiral's Coast LabradorChurchill Falls EastBaie Verte Burin PeninsulaBurin Eastern CoastCoast of Bays WestBurgeo Western RoutesViking Trail Northern PenninsulaCook’s Harbour   NL TriviaFlag Nickname Provincial slogan License plate slogans News Other resources Interests in NL: Accommodation | Arts & Culture | Eat & Drink | Products & Services | Things to Do NL FactsDate NL entered confederationMarch 31, 1949 Area of NL405,212 sq km (156,453 sq miles) TopographyOver 17,000 km of Newfoundland and Labrador’s coastline has headlands, fiords, small coves and islands. Both land mass interiors have a rolling, rugged topography. Much of the land has thick black spruce and balsam fir forest mixed with birch, tamarack and balsam poplar. Northern Labrador has the wild and untamed Torngat Mountains. Capital city of NLPopulation of NL510,550 (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census) Residents are known asNewfoundlanders, Labradorians Indigenous people of NLInuit, Innu, Mi'kmaq, Southern Inuit of NunatuKavut (see Heritage Newfoundland Labrador) and Miawpukek First Nation Main NL industriesEnergy, fisheries, mining, forestry, tourism NL statutory holidays (in addition to national holidays)St George's Day on the Monday closest to April 23 NL Civic HolidayRegatta Day   Source: Government of Canada Maps ClimateNewfoundland has a maritime climate with mild winters (by Canadian standards). It also has a high rate of precipitation. Labrador, by comparison, has cold winters and short summers.  Time zoneThe unique Newfoundland Time Zone is 3.5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT -3:30) and 30 minutes ahead of Atlantic Standard Time. Daylight savings time is in place.  Owned and operated by Canadian Only Inc. Copyright 2000-2023 |
