Great Northern Peninsula

The Great Northern Peninsula (Inuttitut: Ikkarumiklua[1]) is the largest and longest peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada, approximately 270 km long and 90 km wide at its widest point and encompassing an area of 17,483 km². It is defined as that part of Newfoundland from Bonne Bay northwards around Cape Norman and Cape Bauld and thence southwards to the head of White Bay, bounded by the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the west, the Strait of Belle Isle on the north and the Labrador Sea and White Bay on the east.

The vast majority of the peninsula is located within Division No. 9, Newfoundland and Labrador, except for the southeastern corner, which is part of Subdivision G of Division No. 5, Newfoundland and Labrador.[2] In 1991, the peninsula still counted 23,854 inhabitants.[3] By 2016, population had been reduced to 15,180.[4]

Topography

The Great Northern Peninsula can be divided into two main topographic areas, the high plateau of the Long Range Mountains and the low-lying coastal areas around which all of settlements can be found. The Long Range Mountains are a mixture of steep mountain valleys with spectacular fjords leading to the sea and mountainous areas dotted with many lakes and rivers. The northern end of the peninsula is indented by Hare Bay. The south and eastern end of the peninsula are mountainous, while the western end has a coastal plain in the northern half and deep fiords in the southern half.

Gros Morne National Park is located on the peninsula.

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See also

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2016-08-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. The communities Trout River, Woody Point, Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook, Wiltondale and Bonne Bay Big Pond, which are part of Division No. 9, are not part of the peninsula.
  3. Statistics Canada, 'Population of Communities by Census Consolidated Subdivision (CCS). Newfoundland and Labrador, 1991 and 1996 Census', 1998.
  4. Statistics Canada, 'Population and Dwelling Count Highlight Tables, 2016 Census (Newfoundland en Labrador)'.

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