Newfoundland and Labrador is more than three times the size of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island combined, and is bordered by 29,000km (18,125 miles) of craggy coastline.
It is a province that signals the beginning of the ’New World’ and its links to
European settlers. Water Street on St John’s is the oldest street in North America. And it is strange to think that you are actually closer here to Ireland’s Cape Clear than to Ontario’s Thunder Bay. The province is filled with
historical towns and landmarks documenting its beginnings
as Canadian land, and its much-lauded
maritime connections.
In addition, many of its
indigenous people (the First Nations, Métis and the Innu) still reside here, in isolated communities. They are more than willing to integrate and provide an insight into how their own history has shaped the province’s present.
Nature throws up its own surprises in Newfoundland and Labrador. From grazing moose and caribou to amazing
whale sightings, and from scores of soaring seabirds to glimpses of black
bears, this province is bursting with wildlife. It is also a place of
ancient landscapes, such as the unique and beautiful geological features of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Gros Morne National Park, or the colossal
mountain ranges of the Torngat, Kaumajet or Kiglapait and their primeval exposed rock.
GeographyNewfoundland and Labrador is the most easterly Canadian province. It consists of the Island of Newfoundland and the mainland plateau region of Labrador which borders the province of Québec. The province stretches approximately 1,700km (1,063 miles) north to south, and has around 29,000km (18,125 miles) of coastline, much of it rugged and heavily indented with bays and fjords. The interior of Newfoundland is a combination of forest, heath, lakes and rivers spread over a terrain that ranges from mountainous in the west to rolling hills in the center and east. Labrador is also mountainous in the west, although its rivers are larger and wilder.
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