Author: Clint Curtis

These flowers include wild lily-of-the-valley (Maianthemum canadense), the almond-scented twinflower (Linnaea borealis), and the beautiful yellow clintonia, or bluebead lily (Clintonia borealis). Bogs have a high water level close to the peat cover. Here grow some of Newfoundland’s most familiar flowering plants. What flowers grow in Newfoundland? Flowers of “The Rock” – A Flora-logue of […]

The inland areas of the island are generally hilly and rugged. Shallow bogs and heath vegetation covers much of the land. Most of Newfoundland’s towns and cities are located in the bays and coves of the island’s west and northeast coasts. What is the geographical area of Newfoundland? Newfoundland is roughly triangular, with each side […]

Diesel prices: We show prices for Newfoundland and Labrador from 29-Aug-2022 to 05-Dec-2022. The average value for Newfoundland and Labrador during that period was 2.52 Canadian Dollar with a minimum of 2.07 Canadian Dollar on 26-Sep-2022 and a maximum of 3.09 Canadian Dollar on 14-Nov-2022. What is the price of gas in Nfld today? Price […]

The main emphasis on spring grain production in Newfoundland is to get the crop in the soil as early as possible. Winter wheat should be seeded late August however in the past it has been difficult to get the seed on time. Seeding winter wheat in early to mid September has given very satisfactory results. […]

The Tshash Petapen Agreement (jash pey-taah-ben) which translates as the New Dawn Agreement, was signed on September 26, 2008. It is a bilateral agreement between the Innu Nation of Labrador and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. What Indigenous territory is Newfoundland? Newfoundland and Labrador is home to three distinct Indigenous groups: the Inuit, Innu, […]

The Torngat Mountains are a mountain range on the Labrador Peninsula at the northern tip of Newfoundland and Labrador and eastern Quebec. They are part of the Arctic Cordillera. The mountains form a peninsula that separates Ungava Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. What are the mountains called in Newfoundland? Long Range MountainsLong Range Mountains, highest […]

ˈnyü-, -ˌland; n(y)ü-ˈfau̇nd-lənd. : any of a breed of very large heavy highly intelligent black, black-and-white, brown, or gray dogs having a thick coat and probably developed in Newfoundland. What is the definition for Newfoundland? noun. 1. an island of E Canada, separated from the mainland by the Strait of Belle Isle: with the Coast […]

St. John’s. List Rank Population centre Population (2016) 1 St. John’s 181,955 2 Corner Brook 19,546 3 Grand Falls-Windsor 12,519 4 Gander 10,220 What is the capital city of Newfoundland? St. John’s, the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the most easterly city in North America, is located at the beginning of the Trans-Canada […]

They are known as the Gulf Stream and the Labrador Current. Which ocean currents meet at Newfoundland? The Labrador Current is a cold current in the North Atlantic Ocean which flows from the Arctic Ocean south along the coast of Labrador and passes around Newfoundland, continuing south along the east coast of Canada near Nova […]