Southern Newfoundland
Southern Newfoundland is the part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador along the south coast. The Bay D'Espoir winds inland past small towns such as Saint Albans, Morrisville, Milltown, and Conne River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Burgeo and Fortune.
Burgeo
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Burgeo is a town of 1,300 people in southern Newfoundland. Burgeo stands on an ocean peninsula, surrounded by islands.
Fortune
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Fortune is a town of about 1,400 inhabitants in Southern Newfoundland, 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 Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence is a town of 1,100 people on the Burin Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador. St. Lawrence calls itself the 'Soccer Capital of Canada', and St. Lawrence Centennial Soccer Field has been listed as one of the Historic Places of Canada since 2005.Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Rencontre East and Ramea.
Rencontre East
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Rencontre East is a small coastal village in Southern Newfoundland on Fortune Bay. The village has a small population of 115 residents. Unlike other remote villages along the south coast, Rencontre East's population has been holding steady through the 2010s.
Ramea
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Ramea is a small island village in Southern Newfoundland. In 2004, Ramea was chosen as the site of a hybrid wind-diesel electricity generation project.
Grey River
Grey River is a tiny town of 104 people on the southwest coast of Newfoundland. Grey River is one of the last traditional outport villages in Newfoundland that seems like it has stayed largely the same despite many changes.Grand Bruit
Grand Bruit is an abandoned small coastal village in Southern Newfoundland. It used to be accessible by ferry. The community, which had a population of 31 when it was abandoned in 2010, was divided down the middle by a waterfall, hence the name "Grand Bruit" which is French for "great noise."…Francois
Francois is a small coastal village in Southern Newfoundland, at the end of a 2-km-long fiord. It is accessible by ferry. In 2016, it had a population of 89.Southern Newfoundland
- Type: region
- Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude of center
48.03° or 48° 1′ 48″ northLongitude of center
-56.15° or 56° 9′ westWikidata ID
Q14234737
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In Other Languages
“Southern Newfoundland” goes by many names.
- French: “Sud de Terre-Neuve”
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