Newfoundland
Newfoundland
Newfoundland, the place where the day dawns first in Canada!
Newfoundland has 4 specific regions to tour:
- Western, its geologic history goes back over 1 billion years!
- Central, see the humpback whales and icebergs.
- Eastern, includes John Cabot's historic landing place in 1497.
- Avalon, this is where the sun shines first and where the first transatlantic signal was received.
In addition, Labrador is also a part of Newfoundland.
Each region offers its own unique experiences. A few of the things to see and do are:
- see many lighthouses, including the restored granite lighthouse at Rose Blanche
The Newfoundland's tourism site
has a more complete listing of
where to go, what to see and things to do!
Newfoundland, Canada's youngest member of conferderation,
is located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and is the most easterly province in Canada.
The capital city of Newfoundland is St. John's.
The population of Newfoundland is estimated to be 519,600 (according to the Newfoundland Government website).
The main industries in Newfoundland are oil and gas, manufacturing, construction,
mining, and fisheries.
- experience the many wonderful beaches
- enjoy the many hiking and walking trails
- go iceberg and whale watching (22 species of whales, dolphins and porpoises are found in the ocean surrounding Newfoundland)
- visit the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, which has the largest colony of Atlantic Puffins - 500,000
- many historic villages to explore
- see Sunken Whalers, a 30-40 foot waterfall
- many historic sites, including Signal Hill where Marconi received the first trans-atlantic wireless signal in 1901