List of islands of Newfoundland and Labrador
The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is composed of mainland Labrador and the large island of Newfoundland. The coast of both the island and the Labrador Peninsula are lined with islands of various magnitudes.
List
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Name | Water body | Area km² | Location | Remarks |
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Allan's Island | Atlantic Ocean | 46°51′2.8″N 55°48′9.7″W / 46.850778°N 55.802694°W / 46.850778; -55.802694 | Part of the town of Lamaline | |
Baccalieu | Conception Bay | 5 | 48°07′49″N 52°48′05″W / 48.13028°N 52.80139°W / 48.13028; -52.80139 (Baccalieu Island) | Uninhabited |
Balcalhoa | Notre Dame Bay | 2.2 | 49°41′37″N 54°32′47″W / 49.69369°N 54.54646°W / 49.69369; -54.54646 (Balcalhoa Island) | Lighthouse |
Bell | Conception Bay | 34 | 47°39′N 52°56′W / 47.650°N 52.933°W / 47.650; -52.933 (Bell Island) | Includes town of Wabana |
Bell | Atlantic Ocean | 88 | 50°44′N 55°34′W / 50.733°N 55.567°W / 50.733; -55.567 (Bell Island) | One of the Grey Islands |
Belle Isle | Strait of Belle Isle | 52 | 51°55′44″N 55°21′33″W / 51.92889°N 55.35917°W / 51.92889; -55.35917 (Belle Isle) | Uninhabited |
Brunette | Fortune Bay | 20 | 47°16′47″N 55°54′02″W / 47.27972°N 55.90056°W / 47.27972; -55.90056 (Brunette Island) | Uninhabited |
Bull, Cow and Calf | Atlantic Ocean | 46°46′33″N 54°05′56″W / 46.77583°N 54.09889°W / 46.77583; -54.09889 (Bull, Cow and Calf) | Avalon Peninsula island cluster | |
Carbonear | Conception Bay | 0.3 | 47°44′15″N 53°10′01″W / 47.73750°N 53.16694°W / 47.73750; -53.16694 (Carbonear Island) | Uninhabited |
Change | Notre Dame Bay | 24.4 | 49°40′19″N 54°24′28″W / 49.67194°N 54.40790°W / 49.67194; -54.40790 (Change Islands) | Consists of South and North Island |
Cod | Labrador Sea | 132.71 | 57°47′00″N 61°46′56″W / 57.783455°N 61.782345°W / 57.783455; -61.782345 (Cod Island) | Uninhabited |
Dildo | Trinity Bay | 0.9 | 47°33′59″N 53°35′27″W / 47.56639°N 53.59083°W / 47.56639; -53.59083 (Dildo Island) | |
Fogo | Notre Dame Bay | 254 | 49°40′N 54°10′W / 49.667°N 54.167°W / 49.667; -54.167 (Fogo Island) | Population in 2006: 2,706 |
Funk | Labrador Sea | 0.024 | 49°45′07″N 53°11′32″W / 49.75194°N 53.19222°W / 49.75194; -53.19222 (Funk Island) | |
Gannet | Labrador Sea | 2 | 53°56′02″N 56°30′18″W / 53.934°N 56.505°W / 53.934; -56.505 (Gannet Islands) | Ecological reserve |
Glover | Grand Lake | 190 | 48°47′49″N 57°39′29″W / 48.79694°N 57.65806°W / 48.79694; -57.65806 (Glover Island) | 18th-largest lake island in the world by area |
Granby | White Bay | 0.5 | 52°34′18″N 55°46′04″W / 52.5716406°N 55.7677249°W / 52.5716406; -55.7677249 (Granby Island) | Uninhabited |
Green (Catalina) | Atlantic Ocean | 0.6 | 48°30′17″N 53°02′46″W / 48.5047°N 53.0460°W / 48.5047; -53.0460 (Green Island) | East of Bonavista Peninsula |
Green (Fortune) | Fortune Bay | 0.3 | 46°53′N 56°05′W / 46.883°N 56.083°W / 46.883; -56.083 (Green Island) | West of Burin Peninsula |
Grey | Atlantic Ocean | 88 | 50°50′N 55°35′W / 50.833°N 55.583°W / 50.833; -55.583 (Grey Islands) | Consists of Bell and Groais Islands |
Groais | Atlantic Ocean | 41 | 50°56′N 55°36′W / 50.933°N 55.600°W / 50.933; -55.600 (Groais Island) | One of the Grey Islands |
Hawke Island | Labrador Sea | 56 | 53°03′N 55°50′W / 53.05°N 55.83°W / 53.05; -55.83 (Hawke Island) | Former whaling station |
Home | Labrador Sea | 12 | 60°10′28″N 64°16′16″W / 60.17444°N 64.27111°W / 60.17444; -64.27111 (Home Island) | |
Horse | Atlantic Ocean | 25 | 50°12′37″N 55°44′58″W / 50.21028°N 55.74944°W / 50.21028; -55.74944 (Horse Islands) | North of Baie Verte Peninsula |
Horse Chops | Labrador Sea | 5.9 | 53°52′N 57°02′W / 53.86°N 57.04°W / 53.86; -57.04 (Horse Chops Islands) | |
Hunt's Island | south west coast | 47°35′58″N 57°36′41″W / 47.5994445°N 57.6113889°W / 47.5994445; -57.6113889 (Hunt's Island) | Uninhabited | |
Island of Ponds | Labrador Sea | 91 | 53°28′N 55°53′W / 53.46°N 55.89°W / 53.46; -55.89 (Island of Ponds) | Includes settlement of Black Tickle |
Keats | Bonavista Bay | 0.7 | 48°39′10″N 53°38′50″W / 48.65278°N 53.64722°W / 48.65278; -53.64722 (Keats Island) | Uninhabited |
Kelly's | Conception Bay | 1.9 | 47°32′39″N 53°00′41″W / 47.54417°N 53.01139°W / 47.54417; -53.01139 (Kelly's Island) | Uninhabited |
Killiniq | Ungava Bay | 24 | 60°22′N 64°37′W / 60.367°N 64.617°W / 60.367; -64.617 (Killiniq Island) | land border between Nunavut and Newfoundland (Newfoundland side) |
Landsat | Labrador Sea | 0.001 | 60°10′37″N 64°02′30″W / 60.17694°N 64.04167°W / 60.17694; -64.04167 (Landsat Island) [1] | Discovered using Landsat 1 satellite imagery; forms easternmost part of Canada;[1] uninhabited |
Little Bay | Notre Dame Bay | 7.1 | 49°38′41″N 55°47′55″W / 49.64477°N 55.79853°W / 49.64477; -55.79853 (Little Bay Islands) | |
Long Island | Hermitage Bay | 100 | 47°38′45″N 55°58′54″W / 47.64583°N 55.98167°W / 47.64583; -55.98167 (Long Island) | Includes town of Gaultois. Population in 2021: 100 |
Merasheen | Placentia Bay | 47°30′N 54°15′W / 47.5°N 54.25°W / 47.5; -54.25 (Merasheen Island) | ||
Millers | White Bay | 0.1 | 49°33′32″N 56°51′11″W / 49.558875°N 56.853083°W / 49.558875; -56.853083 (Millers Island) | Uninhabited |
New World | Notre Dame Bay | 49°34′34″N 56°51′42″E / 49.57614°N 56.8617406°E / 49.57614; 56.8617406 (New World Island) | Includes the towns of Newville, Carter's Cove and Pike's Arm | |
Newfoundland | Atlantic Ocean | 111,390 | 49°N 56°W / 49°N 56°W / 49; -56 (Newfoundland) | Most populous part of Newfoundland and Labrador |
Newfoundland | Labrador Sea | 53°51′N 56°56′W / 53.85°N 56.94°W / 53.85; -56.94 (Newfoundland Island) | A small island near Sandwich Bay | |
North Star | Labrador Sea | 1 | 60°22′02″N 64°24′13″W / 60.36722°N 64.40361°W / 60.36722; -64.40361 (North Star Island) | The province's northernmost island, off the Labrador coast |
Nunaksaluk Island | Labrador Sea | 55°48′N 60°18′W / 55.8°N 60.3°W / 55.8; -60.3 (North Star Island) | Island off the Labrador coast | |
Oderin | Placentia Bay | 1.7 | 47°17′36″N 54°48′16″W / 47.29322°N 54.80444°W / 47.29322; -54.80444 (Oderin Island) | |
Old Perlican | Trinity Bay | 48°05′12″N 53°01′18″W / 48.08667°N 53.02167°W / 48.08667; -53.02167 (Old Perlican Island) | ||
Paul's | Labrador Sea | 56°31′N 61°30′W / 56.517°N 61.500°W / 56.517; -61.500 (Paul's Island) | Off the Labrador coast; source of the mineral labradorite | |
Pouch | Bonavista Bay | 0.2 | 49°09′58″N 53°28′29″W / 49.16601°N 53.47482°W / 49.16601; -53.47482 (Pouch Island) | |
Puffin | Conception Bay | 48°07′32.41″N 52°48′43.35″W / 48.1256694°N 52.8120417°W / 48.1256694; -52.8120417 (Puffin Island) | ||
Quirpon | Strait of Belle Isle | 9.5 | 51°36′N 55°26′W / 51.60°N 55.43°W / 51.60; -55.43 (Quirpon Island) | Off the Great Northern Peninsula |
Random | Trinity Bay | 255 | 48°7′N 53°44′W / 48.117°N 53.733°W / 48.117; -53.733 (Random Island) | Surrounded by the Bonavista Peninsula |
Sandy Point | St. George's Bay | 3 | 48°27′N 58°29′W / 48.450°N 58.483°W / 48.450; -58.483 (Sandy Point) | |
Silver Fox | Bonavista Bay | 2 | 49°01′06″N 53°41′02″W / 49.01842°N 53.68388°W / 49.01842; -53.68388 (Silver Fox Island) | |
South Aulatsivik | Atlantic Ocean | 56°45′51″N 61°30′59″W / 56.76417°N 61.51639°W / 56.76417; -61.51639 (South Aulatsivik Island) | ||
South Wolf | Labrador Sea | 53°40′N 55°55′W / 53.667°N 55.917°W / 53.667; -55.917 (South Wolf Island) | Uninhabited | |
Spotted | Labrador Sea | 53°31′N 55°47′W / 53.51°N 55.78°W / 53.51; -55.78 (Spotted Island) | Former Pinetree Line site | |
Stony | Labrador Sea | 52°59′N 55°49′W / 52.99°N 55.81°W / 52.99; -55.81 (Stony Islands) | ||
Square | Labrador Sea | 52°44′01″N 55°50′14″W / 52.73352°N 55.83715°W / 52.73352; -55.83715 (Square Islands) | By White Bear Arm off the Labrador coast | |
Swain's | Bonavista Bay | 49°08′21″N 53°32′45″W / 49.13929°N 53.54579°W / 49.13929; -53.54579 (Swain's Island) | Group of eight islands | |
Trump Islands (Newfoundland and Labrador) | Notre Dame Bay | 49°34′30″N 54°46′09″W / 49.57500°N 54.76917°W / 49.57500; -54.76917 | Uninhabited | |
Twillingate | Notre Dame Bay | 49°39′N 54°45′W / 49.650°N 54.750°W / 49.650; -54.750 (Twillingate) | From the French name, Toulinquet | |
Venison | Labrador Sea | 1 | 52°58′12″N 55°46′30″W / 52.970°N 55.775°W / 52.970; -55.775 (Venison Island) | Former wireless telegraph station |
Wadham | Atlantic Ocean | 49°35′30″N 53°45′49″W / 49.59178°N 53.76360°W / 49.59178; -53.76360 (Wadham Islands) | ||
Woody Island | Placentia Bay |
Natural bays
See also
References
- ^ a b David H. Gray, "Discovering Rocks off Labrador: A Photo Essay", IBRU Boundary and Security Bulletin, Summer 2000.
External links
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- Bell Island Mining History