Labrador
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Labrador is a geographic and cultural region within the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the primarily continental portion of the province and constitutes 71% of the province's area but is home to only 6% of its population. It is separated from the island of Newfoundland by the Strait of Belle Isle. It is the largest and northernmost geographical region in the four Atlantic provinces.
Icy Labrador coast and Kiglapait Mountains on the north coast of Labrador
Open pit iron mine in Labrador West
Red Bay, Labrador
Model of Basque whale oil melting factory at Red Bay
Newfoundland and Labrador
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Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of 405,212 km2 (156,453 sq mi) As of January 1, 2024, the population of Newfoundland and Labrador was estimated to be 540,552. The island of Newfoundland is home to around 94 per cent of the province's population, with more than half residing in the Avalon Peninsula. Labrador borders the province of Quebec, and the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon lies about 20 km (12 mi) west of the Burin Peninsula.
The Long Range Mountains on Newfoundland's west coast are the northernmost extension of the Appalachian Mountains.
An artistic depiction of the Maritime Archaic culture, at the Port au Choix Archaeological Site. The Maritime Archaic peoples were the first to settle Newfoundland.
Depiction of the Inuit of Labrador, c. 1812
A Beothuk encampment in Newfoundland, c. 18th century