Fortune Head

Fortune Head is a headland located about 1.6 km from the town of Fortune on the , southeastern . A 140 m thick section of rock along its cliffs is designated the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point representing the boundary between the Precambrian era and the Cambrian period, 538.8 million years ago.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fortune and Grand Bank.

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is a town of about 1,400 inhabitants in , on the northern shore of the Burin Peninsula. The fishery as the biggest industry. For travellers it's most notable for the passenger ferries to .

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or 'Grand Banc' as the first French settlers pronounced it, is a small rural town in the Canadian province of , with a population of 2,580.

Fortune Head

Latitude
47.07934° or 47° 4′ 46″ north
Longitude
-55.84142° or 55° 50′ 29″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
88V635H5+PC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1508895512
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
5955988
Wiki­data ID
Q22494755
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Satellite Map

Discover Fortune Head from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Fortune Head” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Fortune Head”
  • Dutch: “Fortune Head”
  • German: “Fortune Head Ecological Reserve”
  • Japanese: “フォーチュンヘッド”
  • Slovenian: “Fortune Head”
  • Swedish: “Fortune Head”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Grand Bank and L’Anse-au-Loup.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Canada France Customs Building and Fortune Head Geology Centre.

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