Sandy Point
Sandy Point or Flat Island was formerly a peninsula but is now an island on the west coast of Newfoundland which is gradually being transformed into a hidden island as a result of ocean storm-induced coastal erosion.- Type: Locality
- Description: tidal island on the west coast of Newfoundland
- Also known as: “Sandy Point, Newfoundland and Labrador”
Sandy Point
- Category: island
- Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
48.45001° or 48° 27′ north
Longitude
-58.49851° or 58° 29′ 55″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
88W3FG22+2H
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Sandy Point” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sandy Point, Newfoundland and Labrador”
- Dutch: “Sandy Point”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ساندى بوينت”
- Turkish: “Sandy Point”
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