Port aux Basques (N.L.)
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Name (Latin)
Port aux Basques (N.L.)
Coordinates
W0590900 W0590900 N0473400 N0473400 (gnis )
Associated country
Canada
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MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Amazing ancient astrolabe adventure, 2020:LAC CIP application (small town of Port Aux Basques)
- GNIS, Canada(Port aux Basques, popl., 47°34ʹN, 59°09ʹW)
- Canadian Hydrographic Service. Port aux Basques and approaches, 1995:map recto (Port aux Basques, Newfoundland)
- GNIS, Canada(Port aux Basques, popl., 47⁰0ʹ34N, 59⁰0ʹ09W)
- Lippincott
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Newfoundland Port aux Basques
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Wikipedia description:
Channel-Port aux Basques is a town at the extreme southwestern tip of Newfoundland fronting on the western end of the Cabot Strait. A Marine Atlantic ferry terminal is located in the town which is the primary entry point onto the island of Newfoundland and the western terminus of the Newfoundland and Labrador Route 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) in the province. The town was incorporated in 1945 and its population in the 2021 census was 3,547. Port aux Basques is the oldest of the collection of villages that make up the present-day town, which consists of Port aux Basques, Channel, Grand Bay and Mouse Island. The town is called "Siinalk" in the Miꞌkmaq language.
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