Carbonear Island
Carbonear Island is a small uninhabited island on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada. It is located at the mouth of Carbonear harbour. It became a strategic haven for the British settlers of Carbonear fending off the raids by the French and became known for a time as the "Gibraltar of Newfoundland".| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carbonear.
Carbonear
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Carbonear is a town of 4800 people in eastern Newfoundland. There are many things to do in Carbonear, including boat tours, shopping, restaurants, and other tourist sites.
Carbonear Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Canada
- Category: landform
- Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Carbonear Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Carbonear Island”
- Dutch: “Carbonear Island”
- French: “île de la Carbonnière”
- French: “Île de la Carbonnière”
- Swedish: “Carbonear Island”
- Turkish: “Carbonear Adası”
- Turkish: “Carbonear Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Crows Gulch and Western Point.
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