"The Cliffs of Baccalieu" is a Newfoundland song written by Jack Withers (1899-1964). Many fisherman from Newfoundland spent their summers fishing on...
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Ellis Coles "The Badger Drive" - John V. Devine "The Banks of Newfoundland" - Francis Forbes "The Cliffs of Baccalieu" - Jack Withers "The CN Bus" - Tom...
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Baccalieu Island or Bacalhoo Island (/ˌbækəˈluː/) is a 5 km2 uninhabited island at the northern extremities of Conception Bay in Subdivision 1G, near the...
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lyrics: Lee Bushell) Cliffs of Baccalieu (music & lyrics: traditional) Strings and Dory Plug (music & lyrics: Lee Bushell) The Badger Drive (music: traditional;...
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D'Arcy Broderick (category Year of birth missing (living people))
Selections on the CD include: Saint Brendan's Voyage The Galtee Mountain Boy New Mown Hay Streets of New York Phil The Fluthers Ball Cliffs of Baccalieu Jigs:...
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Razorbill (category Birds of Europe)
nest along coastal cliffs in enclosed or slightly exposed crevices. The parents spend equal amounts of time incubating, and once the chick has hatched...
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located at the southeastern tip of Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The reserve is home to the namesake...
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Northern gannet (category Birds of the Atlantic Ocean)
of Newfoundland (Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Funk Island, Baccalieu Island Ecological Reserve. Bonaventure Island off the south coast of the Gaspé...
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Terra Nova National Park (category Pages using the Kartographer extension)
cliffs and exposed headlands to sheltered inlets and coves, contributing to Newfoundland's prime recreational boating area. Inland areas consist of rolling...
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Gros Morne National Park (redirect from The Tablelands (Newfoundland and Labrador))
park and World Heritage Site located on the west coast of Newfoundland. At 1,805 km2 (697 sq mi), it is the second largest national park in Atlantic...
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Bell Island (Newfoundland and Labrador) (category Pages using the Graph extension)
consists almost entirely of cliffs that tower up to 45 metres (148 ft) above the surf and also has several special rock formations. The island is home to four...
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Ochre (category Shades of brown)
August 2023 – via Google Books. Gilbert, William (February 2009). "The Baccalieu Trail Archaeology Project 2008: A Preliminary Report on Excavations...
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Offer Wadham Lighthouse (category Pages using the Kartographer extension)
crushed and abandoned in the ice near Offer Wadham Island and several crew members escaped by climbing over cliffs to find shelter. The first lighthouse keeper...
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Triple Island Lightstation (category Lighthouses on the National Historic Sites of Canada register)
years of construction, the concrete station features a 21.9 metres (72 ft) tower attached to a rectangular concrete structure that houses the keepers'...
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Newfoundland and Labrador Route 1 (category Pages using the Kartographer extension)
a highway in the Canada province of Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the easternmost stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway. Route 1 is the primary east–west...
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Cape Spear (category Lighthouses on the National Historic Sites of Canada register)
on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland near St. John's in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. At a longitude of 52°37' W, it is the easternmost...
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Signal Hill, St. John's (category Pages using the Kartographer extension)
guns on the hill during World War II. A battery of two 8-inch M1888 railway guns was emplaced there on 1 May 1941, but relocated to Red Cliff circa 1943...
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L'Anse aux Meadows (category Coves of Canada)
excavated in the 1960s, of a Norse settlement dating to approximately 1,000 years ago. The site is located on the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland...
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Castle Hill, Newfoundland and Labrador (category Forts or trading posts on the National Historic Sites of Canada register)
Castle Hill is an area containing the remains of both French and British fortifications, overlooking the town of Placentia (French: Plaisance) in Newfoundland...
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Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve (category Pages using the Kartographer extension)
near the interpretive centre. As is true for many parts of Newfoundland, fog can be encountered at any time of day. Care should be taken near cliff edges...
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Cape d'Or (category Pages using the Kartographer extension)
continuation of the North Mountain tholeiitic basalt formation, and is marked by dramatic 200 m (660 ft) cliffs on its western side and 30 m (98 ft) cliffs on its...
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Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse (category Lighthouses on the National Historic Sites of Canada register)
on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the top of a steep cliff. It is located at the mouth of the river, where it flows into the Gulf of St...
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Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site (redirect from Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada)
Island at the mouth of Esquimalt Harbour in Colwood, British Columbia, is the site of Fisgard Lighthouse, the first lighthouse on the west coast of Canada...
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Point Atkinson Lighthouse (category Lighthouses on the National Historic Sites of Canada register)
structure in 1914. The first lighthouse at the site was a wooden structure with an attached keeper's house, built by Arthur Finney of Nanaimo in 1874. It...
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consists of steep cliffs, the settlement is concentrated on gentle sheltered slopes and in the small covers north and south of the isthmus. The settlement...
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Cape Pine Light (category Lighthouses on the National Historic Sites of Canada register)
the edge of a 315-foot black slate cliff. In the decades before 1850, the Admiralty in the UK had become increasingly concerned about loss of shipping...
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The list of shipwrecks in March 1876 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during March 1876. "Shipping". Liverpool Mercury. No...
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Low Point Lighthouse (category Buildings and structures in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality)
cost of $1,434.06. By 2015 the lighthouse stood only about 20 metres (66 ft) away from the nearby cliff, partially protected by the remains of a crumbling...
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Long Eddy Point Lighthouse (category Pages using the Kartographer extension)
storage tanks for the water used to generate the steam for the whistle, and a wharf at the bottom of the cliff for delivering supplies to the keeper. Coal...
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