Back Harbour
Back Harbour is a Canadian community located on the northern island of Twillingate in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is part of the Town of Twillingate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Long Point Lighthouse.
Long Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Long Point Lighthouse is an active Canadian lighthouse located outside Crow Head on North Twillingate Island off the northeast coast of Newfoundland. The lighthouse, completed in 1876, attracts thousands of tourists each year and is historic to the town of Twillingate. Long Point Lighthouse is situated 3 km north of Back Harbour.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crow Head and Twillingate.
Crow Head
Town
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Crow Head is a small town located on the north island of Twillingate in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is home to the Long Point Lighthouse. Its only land border is with the Town of Twillingate, to the southeast.
Twillingate
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Twillingate is a town of 2,121 people located on the Twillingate Islands in Notre Dame Bay, off the north eastern shore of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Back Harbour
- Type: Town
- Description: human settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.65965° or 49° 39′ 35″ northLongitude
-54.7923° or 54° 47′ 32″ westElevation
59 metres (194 feet)Open location code
88X7M655+V3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1490453340OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
“Back Harbour” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Back Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador”
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