Newfoundland and Labrador Holidays
Newfoundland and Labrador
is the easternmost Canadian province comprised of two main parts: the island of Newfoundland off the country's eastern coast, and Labrador on the mainland to the northwest of the island.
A former colony and dominion of the United Kingdom, it became the tenth province to enter the Canadian Confederation on 31 March 1949.
A big land in every sense, this place spans over an area of 405,720 km². If it were part of the United States, it would rank fourth in size after Alaska, Texas and California. The island of Newfoundland alone is almost 25,000 km² larger than Ireland! Hundreds of little towns, coves, and bays dot the area - each with its own charm, personality and collection of colourful characters.
St. John's Holidays
It was here, in the easternmost city of St. John’s, that Alcock and Brown took off on the very first non-stopair crossing of the Atlantic in 1919. And itwas here that Marconi ushered in the modern era of long-distance wirelesscommunications, receiving the first transatlantic signal atop Signal Hill in1901.
Labrador West Holidays
Labrador City and Wabush are the twin towns commonly referredto as Labrador West situated on the rich iron ore deposits of the Labradortrough on the mainland portion of Newfoundland and Labrador.
