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Newfoundland — pronunciation (help·
info) IPA: ['nuw fən 'lænd] (French: Terre-Neuve, Irish: Talamh an Éisc) is a large island off the east coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Image File history File links Flag_of_Newfoundland. ...
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The Lewis Hills is a section of the Long Range Mountains located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland, along the Gulf of St. ...
The Exploits River is a river that flows through central Newfoundland, Canada. ...
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Colonial Building, the House of Assembly of the Dominion of Newfoundland Chamber of the House of Assembly in the Confederation Building. ...
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The island of Newfoundland (originally called Terra Nova) was most likely first named by the Italian John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) in 1497. The province where this island is located was also called "Newfoundland" until 2001, when its name was changed to "Newfoundland and Labrador" (the postal abbreviation was later changed from NF to NL). Giovanni Caboto (c. ...
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Some believe Newfoundland might be the island called Vinland as referenced in Norse documents, however this remains a matter of considerable debate since Vinland's location has yet to be verified. Vinland was the name given to a part of North America by the Icelandic norseman Leif EirÃksson, about the year (AD) 1000. ...
The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, Europe and the British Isles from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age. ...
The island of Newfoundland is separated from the Labrador Peninsula by the Strait of Belle Isle and from Cape Breton Island by the Cabot Strait. It blocks the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River, creating the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, the world's largest estuary. Newfoundland's nearest neighbour is the tiny French overseas community of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. Labrador Peninsula, Canada Labrador Peninsula is a large peninsula in eastern Canada. ...
The Strait of Belle Isle (French: Détroit de Belle Île), sometimes referred to as Straits of Belle Isle or Labrador Straits) is a waterway in eastern Canada that separates the Labrador Peninsula from the island of Newfoundland, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
Nova Scotia peninsula (white), and Cape Breton Island (red) Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada NASA landsat photo of Cape Breton Island Cape Breton Island (French: île du Cap-Breton, Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Cheap Breatuinn, MÃkmaq: Ãnamakika, simply: Cape Breton) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North...
Cabot Strait is a strait in eastern Canada approximately 110 kilometres wide between Cape Ray, Newfoundland Island and Cape North, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. ...
TheSaint Lawrence River (In French: fleuve Saint-Laurent) is a large west-to-east flowing river in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ...
Bathymetry of the Gulf, with the Laurentian Channel visible Gulf of Saint Lawrence (French: golfe du Saint-Laurent), the worlds largest estuary, is the outlet of North Americas Great Lakes via the Saint Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean. ...
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With an area of 111,390 km²,[3] Newfoundland is the world's 16th largest island, and Canada's fourth-largest island. The provincial capital, St. John's, is found on the southeastern tip of the island. Cape Spear, just south of the capital, is North America's easternmost point. The island of Newfoundland has a population (2001) of 466,172. However, it is common to consider all directly neighbouring islands such as New World, Twillingate, Fogo and Bell Islands to be 'part of Newfoundland' (as distinct from Labrador). By that measure, the population is (2001) 485,066 This is a list of islands in the world ordered by area. ...
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Nickname: Motto: Avancez (Go forward) Coordinates: Country Canada Province Newfoundland and Labrador Established August 5, 1583 by Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I Government - City Mayor Andy Wells - Governing body St. ...
The 1836 Cape Spear lighthouse Cape Spear, 47°31. ...
Newfoundland has a dialect of English known as Newfoundland English and a dialect of French known as Newfoundland French. It once had a dialect of Irish known as Newfoundland Irish, as well as an Amerindian language, Beothuk. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
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Newfoundland French is a dialect of French that was once spoken by settlers in the French colony of Newfoundland. ...
Newfoundland Irish (Irish: Gaeilge Talamh an Ãisc) is a dialect of the Irish language specific to the island of Newfoundland and widely spoken until the mid-20th century. ...
Indigenous languages of the Americas (or Amerindian Languages) are spoken by indigenous peoples from the southern tip of South America to Alaska and Greenland, encompassing the land masses which constitute the Americas. ...
Pre-contact distribution of Beothuk language The Beothuk language (also Beothukan) was the language spoken by the Beothuk indigenous people of Newfoundland. ...
First inhabitants The first inhabitants of Newfoundland were the probable ancestors of the historical Beothuk inhabitants at the time of European contact. Beothuk means "people" in the Beothuk language. The origins of the Beothuks are uncertain, but it appears that they were a native group that came from Labrador. The culture is now extinct, remembered only in museum, historical and archaeological records. Shanawdithit, the last known Beothuk (a woman), died in St. John's in 1829. Newfoundland, home of the Beothuk The Beothuk (IPA: ) were the native inhabitants of the island of Newfoundland at the time of European contact in the 15th and 16th centuries. ...
Statue of Shanawdithit, at the Boyds Cove Beothuk Site, Newfoundland. ...
It is probable that the natives described by the Norsemen as skraelings were Beothuk inhabitants of Labrador and Newfoundland. The first conflicts between Europeans and native peoples may have occurred around 1006 at L'Anse aux Meadows when parties of Norsemen attempted to establish permanent settlements along the coast of Newfoundland. According to Norse sagas, the native skraelings responded so ferociously that the newcomers eventually withdrew and apparently gave up their original intentions to settle. The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, Europe and the British Isles from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age. ...
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Viking colonisation site at LAnse-aux-Meadows Viking colonisation site at LAnse-aux-Meadows LAnse aux Meadows (from the French LAnse-aux-Méduses (Jellyfish Cove)) is a site on the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, where the remains...
The name Viking is a loan from the native Scandinavian term for the Norse seafaring warriors who raided the coasts of Scandinavia, Europe and the British Isles from the late 8th century to the 11th century, the period of European history referred to as the Viking Age. ...
Old Norse is the Germanic language spoken by the inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300. ...
When other Europeans arrived, beginning with John Cabot in 1497, contact with the Beothuks was established. Estimates of the number of Beothuks on the island at this time vary, ranging from 1,000 to 5,000. Giovanni Caboto (c. ...
As European settlement became year-round and expanded to new areas of the coast the area available to the Beothuks to harvest the marine resources they relied upon was diminished. By the beginning of the nineteenth century there were few Beothuks remaining, many having been killed by settlers or having died as a result of starvation and disease. Government attempts to open a dialogue with the native peoples of Newfoundland came too late to save them. Some Newfoundland residents can trace a clear Native American ancestry, mostly Mi'kmaq. First Nations is a term of ethnicity used in Canada. ...
The Mikmaq The Mikmaq (; also spelled MÃkmaq, Migmaq, Micmac or MicMac) are a First Nations people, indigenous to northeastern New England, Canadas Atlantic Provinces, and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec. ...
European discovery, colonization, and settlement Newfoundland is the site of the only authenticated Norse settlement in North America, discovered by Norwegian explorer Dr. Helge Ingstad and his archaeologist wife, Anne Stine Ingstad, at L'Anse aux Meadows in 1960. The site of a multi-year archaeological dig, the settlement dating to more than 500 years before Christopher Columbus, contains the earliest known European structures in North America. Named a World Heritage site by UNESCO, it is believed to be the Vinland settlement of explorer Leif Ericson. The Norse stayed for a relatively short period of time, believed to be between 999 and 1001 AD. Norseman redirects here; for the town of the same name see Norseman, Western Australia. ...
Ingstad in his trapper days in the late 1920s (photo from his book The Land of Feast and Famine, 1933). ...
Dr. Anne Stine Ingstad (1918 â 1997) was a Norwegian archaeologist who, along with her husband Dr. Helge Ingstad, discovered the remains of a Viking settlement at LAnse aux Meadows in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1960. ...
Viking colonisation site at LAnse-aux-Meadows Viking colonisation site at LAnse-aux-Meadows LAnse aux Meadows (from the French LAnse-aux-Méduses (Jellyfish Cove)) is a site on the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, where the remains...
Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek: αÏÏαίοÏ, archae, ancient; and λÏγοÏ, logos, knowledge) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...
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Vinland was the name given to a part of North America by the Icelandic norseman Leif EirÃksson, about the year (AD) 1000. ...
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Other speculative discoverers of the island would fall to other nationalities of Europe. The Irish Saint Brendan, who has been popularized in Newfoundland song 'Saint Brendan's Voyage’, is noted among possible discoverers of Newfoundland. Welsh folklore makes note of explorer and Prince Madoc who landed in America in 1170. No detail is given of his route or the lands that was attributed to his discovery. Then there is the Scottish who claim that the Earl of the Orkneys, Prince Henry Sinclair had discovered the New World in the late 1300s. The Portuguese also lay claim to discovering the New World in 1431 when Prince Henry the Navigator discovered the Azores and with the by virtue of the existence of the Paris Map c. 1490 which depicts a group of three islands southwest of Iceland at roughly the same latitude as Ireland, Newfoundland and possibly some other, nearby islands (such as Cape Breton). These three islands are known as 'Islands of the Seven Cities' and 'The Isle of Brasile' said to be discovered by seven bishops. Documents from the voyages made by Bristol merchants in 1480 speak of a trip in search of the Isle of Brasile, to no avail. This article is about Saint Brendan of Clonfert. ...
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Madoc (Madog or Madawg) ap Owain Gwynedd was a Welsh prince who, according to legend, discovered America in 1170, over three hundred years before Christopher Columbuss voyage in 1492. ...
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After the departure of the Norse, the island would be left to the aboriginal populations for nearly 500 years until the island was rediscovered by the Italian navigator John Cabot, in 1497. The exact place where John Cabot landed is popularly believed to be Bonavista, along the island's East coast,[4] although other sites along the East coast also have significant claims. Perhaps the site with the best claim is Cape Bauld, at the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula. It is supported by a document found in the Spanish National Archives written by a Bristol merchant which reports that the crew landed 1,800 miles west of Dursey Head, Ireland (latitude 51 34'N) which would put Cabot within sight of Cape Bauld. Also in this document is mention of an island that Cabot sailed past to go ashore on the mainland. This description fits with Cape Bauld theory, Belle Isle being not far offshore.[4] Giovanni Caboto (c. ...
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Cape Bauld is the headland for the northern tip of the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada. ...
The Great Northern Peninsula is the largest and longest peninsula of the island of Newfoundland, Canada, approximately 225km long and a width of 80km at its widest point and encompasses an area of 17,483km2. ...
An island, 52 square kilometres in area, 16 km long and 5 km wide, located at 52º01N latitude 55º17W longitude. ...
After Cabot, the first European visitors to Newfoundland were Portuguese, Spanish, French and English migratory fishermen. Late in the 17th century came Irish fishermen, who named the island Talamh an Éisc, meaning "land of the fish", or "the fishing grounds" in Irish Gaelic. This was to foreshadow the centuries of importance of Newfoundland's offshore fishing waters. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1500x1462, 520 KB) Description: A general chart of the island of Newfoundland. ...
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In 1583, when Sir Humphrey Gilbert formally claimed Newfoundland as a colony of England, he found numerous English, French and Portuguese vessels in St. John's. However there was no permanent population and Gilbert was lost at sea during his return voyage, thereby ending any plans of settlement. Sir Humphrey Gilbert (c. ...
On July 5, 1610, John Guy set sail from Bristol, England with 39 other colonists for Cuper's Cove. This, and other early attempts at permanent settlement failed to make a profit for the English investors, but some settlers remained anyway, forming the very earliest European population on the island. By 1620, the fishermen of England's West Country had excluded other nations from most of the east coast of Newfoundland, while fishermen from France dominated the island's south coast and Northern Peninsula. is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Cupers Cove on the southwest shore of Conception Bay on Newfoundlands Avalon Peninsula was an early English settlement in the New World, and the second one after the Jamestown Settlement to endure for longer than a year. ...
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After 1713, with the Treaty of Utrecht, the French ceded control of south and north shores of the island to the British, keeping only the nearby islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon located in the fish-rich Grand Banks off the south coast. Despite some early settlements by the English, permanent, year-round settlement of Newfoundland of migratory fishery workers was discouraged by the British. But with the geographic remoteness of its isolated harbours and convenience of year-round access to the fish stations without having to make the bi-annual voyage across the ocean, permanent settlement increased rapidly by the late 18th century, peaking in the early years of the 19th century. A map depicting the major changes in Western Europes borders as a result of the Treaties of Utrecht and Rastatt. ...
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The French name for the island is Terre Neuve, while the name "Newfoundland"' is one of the oldest European place names in Canada in continuous geographical and cartographical use, dating from a 1502 letter, and clearly stated in the following early poem: Cartography or mapmaking (in Greek chartis = map and graphein = write) is the study, practice, science and art of making maps or globes. ...
A Skeltonicall continued ryme, in praise of my New-found-Land John Skelton (c. ...
- Although in cloaths, company, buildings faire
- With England, New-found-land cannot compare:
- Did some know what contentment I found there,
- Alwayes enough, most times somewhat to spare,
- With little paines, lesse toyle, and lesser care,
- Exempt from taxings, ill newes, Lawing, feare,
- If cleane, and warme, no matter what you weare,
- Healthy, and wealthy, if men carefull are,
- With much-much more, then I will now declare,
- (I say) if some wise men knew what this were
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The European immigrants who settled in Newfoundland brought their knowledge, beliefs, loyalties and prejudices with them, but the society they built in the New World was unlike the ones they had left, and different from the ones other immigrants would build on the American mainland. As a fish-exporting society, Newfoundland was in contact with many places around the Atlantic rim, but its geographic location and political distinctiveness also isolated it from its closest neighbours in Canada and the United States, so much so that this isolation can be felt even today. Internally, most of its population was spread widely around a rugged coastline in small outport settlements, many of them a long distance from larger centers of population and isolated for long periods by winter ice or bad weather. These conditions had an effect on the culture the immigrants had brought with them and generated new ways of thinking and acting, giving Newfoundland and Labrador a wide variety of distinctive customs, beliefs, stories, songs, and dialects. Robert Hayman (1575-1629) was a poet, colonist and Proprietary Governor of Bristols Hope colony in Newfoundland. ...
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Village of Fogo, Fogo Island, Newfoundland This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
The First World War had a powerful and lasting effect on the society. From a population of about a quarter of a million, 5,482 men went overseas. Nearly 1,500 were killed and 2,300 wounded. On July 1, 1916, at Beaumont-Hamel, France, 753 men of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment went over the top of a trench. The casualties were staggering; the next morning, only 68 men answered the roll-call. Newfoundland had lost about one-quarter of its young men in WWI and it has been suggested that this loss of so many men, proportionally speaking, in the prime of their lives contributed to the economic collapse that was to ultimately influence confederation with Canada. Even now, when the rest of Canada celebrates the founding of the country on July 1, many Newfoundlanders take part in solemn ceremonies of remembrance. The Royal Newfoundland Regiment is a militia unit of the Canadian Armed Forces. ...
World War II also had a lasting impact on Newfoundland. In particular, the war ushered in an American presence at the military bases at Argentia, Gander, Stephenville, Goose Bay and St. John's. Interaction with the bases helped make cash a more widespread economic medium and consolidated a traditional admiration for the United States[citation needed]. Newfoundland and Labrador is the youngest province in Canada, which existed as a British colony until 1949, self-governing from 1855-1934, holding Dominion status from 1907-1934 (see Dominion of Newfoundland). In late 1948, the population voted 52.3% to 47.7%[5] in favour of joining Canada, with opposition to Canada being concentrated in the capital, St. John's, and on the Avalon Peninsula. Newfoundland joined Canada on March 31, 1949. Union with Canada has done little to reduce Newfoundlanders' self-image as a unique group, with 72% identifying themselves as being primarily Newfoundlanders, secondarily Canadians, in 2003.[6] Separatist sentiment is low, though—12% in the same 2003 study. Image File history File links Joseph_Smallwood_signing_Newfoundland_into_Confederation. ...
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Joey Smallwood (center) The Honourable Joseph Roberts Joey Smallwood, PC , CC , LL.D (December 24, 1900 â December 18, 1991) was the last Father of Confederation in Canada, bringing Newfoundland into Confederation in 1949. ...
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Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin: Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Anthem: Ode to Newfoundland Capital St. ...
The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula (9,270 km²) that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland. ...
The referendum campaign was bitterly fought and interests in both Canada and Britain favoured and supported confederation with Canada. This is exemplified in the role of Jack Pickersgill, a western Canadian native and politician, who worked with the confederation camp during the campaign. Religion played a significant role in the final analysis as well with the Catholic church lobbying for continued independence. Financial incentives played their part, particularly the "baby bonus" which promised Newfoundlanders a cash sum for each child in a family. The Confederates were led by the charismatic Joseph Smallwood, a former radio broadcaster who had developed socialist political inclinations while working for a socialist newspaper in New York. His policies as premier would assume a form closer to liberalism than socialism. Mr. Smallwood led Newfoundland for decades as the elected premier following confederation and achieved a "cult of personality" amongst his many supporters that persisted long after his political defeat. Indeed, some homes actually had pictures of Joey in their living rooms in a place of prominence. It has been suggested that some members of the public regarded financial incentives like the baby bonus as the direct products of Smallwood's benevolence rather than their right as Canadian citizens. Joey Smallwood (center) The Honourable Joseph Roberts Joey Smallwood, PC , CC , LL.D (December 24, 1900 â December 18, 1991) was the last Father of Confederation in Canada, bringing Newfoundland into Confederation in 1949. ...
The province's provincial flag, designed by Newfoundland artist Christopher Pratt, was officially adopted by the provincial legislature on May 28, 1980. Labrador has its own unofficial flag, created in 1973 by Mike Martin, former Member of the Legislative Assembly for Labrador South. There is also an unofficial "Pink, White and Green" flag of nineteenth century origins. The flag was flown on sealing vessels well into the 20th century. Its colours represent the symbolic union of Newfoundland's three historically dominant ethnic/religious group: English, Scottish and Irish respectively. Sealers also used the flag as a marker to distinguish cached seal pellets on the ice from the caches of other nations. It is now flown outside many Newfoundland homes, although it is mistaken by many tourists as the Irish flag. This "unofficial" flag has seen a rise in popularity in recent years, before which it had been relatively forgotten by a majority of Newfoundlanders. "Pink White and Green" emblems now appear on a multitude of items in Newfoundland gift shops, and it has developed into a symbolic gesture of one's ties with one's Newfoundland heritage as well as a trendy fashion statement. Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador The flag of Newfoundland and Labrador was introduced in 1980, and was designed by Newfoundland artist Christopher Pratt. ...
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Flag Ratio: 1:2 The Newfoundland Tricolour is a popular but unofficial flag of Newfoundland and Labrador, or sometimes more specifically, of just the island of Newfoundland. ...
Points of interest and major settlements
Cod, the traditional mainstay of Newfoundland fisheries Being one of the first places in the New World to which Europeans traveled, Newfoundland has a rich history. St. John's is considered to be the oldest city in English speaking North America. Cod flakes are platforms upon which a catch of fish would dry in the sun before being packed in the salt traditionally used to preserve cod. ...
Cod flakes are platforms upon which a catch of fish would dry in the sun before being packed in the salt traditionally used to preserve cod. ...
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Newfoundland is home to two national parks. Gros Morne National Park is located on the west coast of Newfoundland and was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987 due to its complex geology and remarkable scenery. It is the largest national park in Atlantic Canada at 1 805 km² (697 sq. mi.). Terra Nova National Park, on the island's east side, preserves the rugged geography of the Bonavista Bay region and allows visitors to explore the historic interplay of land, sea and man. Western Brook Pond. ...
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Terra Nova National Park is located on the northeast coast of Newfoundland along several inlets of Bonavista Bay. ...
Bonavista Bay is a large bay located on the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
Newfoundland also contains a major hiking trail that runs along the eastern edge of the Avalon Peninsula. The East Coast Trail extends for 220 km, beginning near Fort Amherst in St. John's and ending in Cappahayden, with an additional 320 km of trail under construction. The trail winds along the coast, bringing hikers through many small fishing villages and along long stretches of rocky, uninhabited coastline. The Avalon Peninsula is a large peninsula (9,270 km²) that makes up the southeast portion of the island of Newfoundland. ...
The East Coast Trail is a 220 km hiking trail located in Newfoundland, Canada. ...
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Cappahayden is a small community located on the east coast of the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada. ...
Stephenville, a town of about 8000, once served as an airbase for the US Army and Air Force in the early 1940s to 1966. It is about 32 km (20 miles) north of its former train station, which is surrounded by the town of Stephenville Crossing. Stephenville (2005 est. ...
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Also on the West Coast, Corner Brook is situated in the Bay of Islands region. The major industry in Corner Brook is newsprint manufacturing, and is serviced by the Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Mill. Corner Brook[1] is a city located in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on the Humber River. ...
The Bay of Islands is located on the west coast of the island of islands that are scattered throughout it, some of which were populated for generations with fishing families, but since the mid 20th century the islands are used mainly for camping and family cabins. ...
Sandy Point, which is located in St. George's Bay and north of the town of St. George's, was the first and largest settlement of the west coast. However, the last settler, Alphonsus Swyers, was forced to abandon it in 1973. Sandy Point is a former peninsula which is now turned an island, due to the rising in the water level and a storm that eroded the connecting sand spit known to locals as The Gap. Located on the west coast of Newfoundland in Bay St. ...
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Barachois Pond Provincial Park is a provincial park that is considered to be a model forest. Island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
Island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
Barachois Pond Provincial Park is a large and popular Provincial Park in the southwest of the island of Newfoundland. ...
Marble Mountain is a major attraction in the winter for skiers. It is said to be the best skiing east of the Rocky Mountains. Marble Mountain is a mountain located on the west coast of the Canadian island of Newfoundland in the Long Range Mountains. ...
The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a broad mountain range in western North America. ...
Tilting Harbour on Fogo Island is a Provincial Heritage District as well as a National Cultural Landscape District of Canada, one of only two national historic sites in Canada so recognized for their Irishness. Tilting is a town on the eastern end of Fogo Island off the northeast coast of Newfoundland. ...
Fogo village, Newfoundland Fogo Island, the largest of Newfoundlands offshore islands, is off the Northeast Coast of Newfoundland near Lewisporte and Twillingate. ...
In March, the annual seal hunt (of the harp seal) takes place. Binomial name Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777 // Harp seals resemble harbor seals in body and head form, but are larger: adult Harp Seals grow to 1. ...
Newfoundland is also host to a well-recognized university, Memorial University of Newfoundland, based in St. John's. Memorial University of Newfoundland, (popularly known as Memorial University or MUN) is a comprehensive university located primarily in St. ...
Nickname: Motto: Avancez (Go forward) Coordinates: Country Canada Province Newfoundland and Labrador Established August 5, 1583 by Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I Government - City Mayor Andy Wells - Governing body St. ...
George Street, located in downtown St. John's, is closed to traffic twenty hours a day, and is widely understood to have the most pubs per square foot of any street in North America. Largest Municipalities (2006 population) - St. John's (100,646)
- Mount Pearl (24,671)
- Conception Bay South (21,966)
- Corner Brook (20,083)
- Grand Falls-Windsor (13,558)
- Paradise (12,584)
- Gander (9,951)
- Stephenville (6,588)
- Portugal Cove-St. Philip's (5,575)
- Torbay (6,281)
- Marystown (5,436)
- Bay Roberts (5,414)
- Clarenville (5,274)
- Deer Lake (4,827)
- Carbonear (4,723)
- Channel-Port aux Basques (4,319)
- Placentia (3,898)
- Bonavista (3,764)
- Bishop's Falls (3,399)
- Lewisporte (3,308)
Nickname: Motto: Avancez (Go forward) Coordinates: Country Canada Province Newfoundland and Labrador Established August 5, 1583 by Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I Government - City Mayor Andy Wells - Governing body St. ...
Mount Pearl is a city on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, in Division No. ...
Conception Bay South (2005 pop. ...
Overlooking City of Corner Brook from James Cook Park Corner Brook is a city located in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on the Humber River. ...
Grand Falls-Windsor is a community in north-central Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ...
Paradise is a town on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ...
Gander is a Canadian town located in northeastern part of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, approximately 40 kilometres south of Gander Bay, a little over 100 kilometres from the town of Twillingate and 90 kilometres east of Grand Falls. ...
Stephenville (2005 est. ...
Portugal Cove-St. ...
The name Torbay comes from an area of the same name in Devonshire, England and was first mapped in 1615 by John Mason. ...
A canadian town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador with a population of only 7000. ...
The town of Bay Roberts (, NST) is located on the north shore of Conception Bay on the Bay de Verde Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ...
Clarenville (2006 pop. ...
The sun sets over Deer Lake, Newfoundland, June 2003. ...
Carbonear (, ) is a town on the Bay de Verde Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ...
Port aux Basques and the other Marine Atlantic ferry ports Channel-Port aux Basques (also Port aux Basques) is a town at the extreme southwestern tip of the island of Newfoundland fronting on the eastern end of the Cabot Strait. ...
Panorama of Placentia. ...
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Bishops Falls is a town in north-central Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ...
Lewisporte is a small town in central Newfoundland, with a population of about 3312. ...
Notable Newfoundlanders - Augusta Barter, nurse
- David Blackwood, artist
- Christa Borden, singer, actress. Popstars winner.
- D'Arcy Broderick, singer, musician
- Johnny Burke, balladeer
- Daniel Cleary, professional ice hockey player (including NHL)
- Ryane Clowe, professional ice hockey player (including NHL)
- Frances Cluett, nurse
- Bob Cole, hockey announcer
- Danny Corcoran, forest ranger
- Michael Crummey, writer
- Demasduwit, Beothuk
- Dana Doucette, recording artist, (Ranked #33 in Reader's Digest Magazine's "Top 100 Most Beautiful Canadians")
- Gwynne Dyer, journalist, military historian
- William James Emberley, fisherman
- Alex Faulkner, professional ice hockey player (including NHL) 1961-1970
- Rex Goudie, singer, Canadian Idol runner-up.
- Great Big Sea, musical group
- Brad Gushue, curler
- Ann Harvey, rescuer
- Kenneth J. Harvey, writer
- William James Herder, publisher
- Rick Hillier, current Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces
- Ron Hynes, Singer/Songwriter
- Sylvester Joe, Mi'kmaq hunter, explorer
- Wayne Johnston, novelist
- Kieran G. Kenny, singer
- Walter Learning, theatre director
- Cluny MacPherson, inventor of the gas mask
- Shaun Majumder, actor/comedian
- Janet McNaughton, author
- Ken Meeker, newscaster, editor, politician, writer
- Rick Mercer, comedian
- Rex Murphy, commentator
- Nonosbawsut, Beothuk
- Jim Payne, folk singer
- Gordon Pinsent, actor, writer
- Al Pittman, poet, publisher
- Christopher Pratt, painter
- E.J. Pratt, poet
- Wayne Ray, poet, author
- Thomas Ricketts, soldier; youngest recipient of the Victoria Cross (WWI)
- Michael Ryder, professional ice hockey player
- Shanawdithit, Beothuk
- Craig Sharpe, singer, Canadian Idol 4 runner-up
- Joey Smallwood, politician
- Rod Snow, rugby player
- Georgina Stirling, opera singer
- Kim Stockwood, singer
- Gerald Squires, painter
- Sebastian Spence, actor
- Brian Tobin, politician
- Shannon Tweed, Playboy Playmate
- Danny Williams, politician
- The Masterless Men, www.masterlessmen.com
- Ronald Haynes, professor
Augusta Barter (nee Blundon) (1909 - July 8, 1999) is a Canadian nurse. ...
David Blackwood, Seabird Hunters from Pound Cove, etching and aquatint, 12 x 18, 2005. ...
Christa Bordens[1] career as one of Newfoundland and Labradors top up and coming singer/songwriters began long before she was named the winner of Popstars: The One in April of 2003. ...
Countries which had a version of Popstars Popstars is an international reality television program and a precursor to the Idol series. ...
DArcy Broderick an Newfoundland-Irish musician who plays fiddle, guitar, mandola, banjo, accordion and mandolin is best known as a member of the popular Irish-Newfoundland bands The Irish Descendants and The Fables. ...
Johnny Burke was a lyricist who died in 1964 Johnny Burke at the St. ...
Daniel Cleary (born 18 December 1978 in Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a professional ice hockey winger playing for the Detroit Red Wings . ...
Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...
NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ...
Ryane Clowe (born September 30, 1982, Fermeuse, Newfoundland) is a Canadian ice hockey player for the NHLs San Jose Sharks. ...
Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...
Frances Cluett Frances Cluett (1883 â 1969) was an army nurse and educator from Newfoundland, noted for her service during World War I, and especially for her many letters back home beginning in 1916 that conveyed the eye-opening experiences of a young woman leaving home for the first time and...
Robert Bob Cole (born 1933 in Newfoundland) is a Canadian television announcer. ...
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Michael Crummey (born Buchans, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian writer. ...
Portrait of Demasduwit (Mary March), Library and Archives Canada Demasduwit (c. ...
Newfoundland, home of the Beothuk The Beothuk (IPA: ) were the native inhabitants of the island of Newfoundland at the time of European contact in the 15th and 16th centuries. ...
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Gwynne Dyer, Ph. ...
William James Emberley (June 26, 1876 â unknown) of Bay de Verde, Newfoundland, Canada. ...
Alex Alexander Faulkner (born on May 21, 1936 in Bishops Falls, Newfoundland) is a retired professional ice hockey player and was the first National Hockey League player from Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...
Rex Goudie is a Canadian singer, songwriter and was the runner-up of Canadian Idol 3. ...
Canadian Idol is a reality television show on the Canadian television network CTV, based on the popular British show Pop Idol and its American counterpart American Idol. ...
Great Big Sea (often shortened to GBS) is a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the islands 500-year-old Irish, English, and French heritage. ...
Bradley Raymond Brad Gushue, ONL, LL.D. (hon. ...
Ann Harvey (1811 â 1860) fisherperson and rescurer born near the small fishing community of Isle aux Morts, Newfoundland, Canada. ...
Kenneth Joseph Thomas Harvey (born 22 January 1962) is a Canadian writer. ...
William James Herder (1849 â 1922) publisher, born Old Perlican, Newfoundland, Canada, was the founder of Newfoundlands first daily newspaper, The Evening Telegram. ...
General Richard J. Hillier, CMM, MSC, CD, BSc (born 1955), is the Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces. ...
The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) (French: le Chef détat-major de la défense) is the senior member of the Canadian Forces and reports directly to the Minister of National Defence. ...
Ron Hynes is a popular folk singer-songwriter from Newfoundland. ...
Sylvester Joe (unknown â 1839), hunter and explorer, born Bay dEspoir, Newfoundland, Canada. ...
Wayne Johnston (born 1958 in in Goulds, Newfoundland) is a Canadian novelist. ...
// Walter John Learning is a Canadian theatre director and actor, and founder of Theatre New Brunswick. ...
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Shaun Majumder is a Canadian comedian and actor. ...
Richard Vincent (Rick) Mercer (born October 17, 1969 in St. ...
Rex Murphy (born March, 1947, Carbonear, Newfoundland) is a noted Canadian commentator. ...
Nonosbawsut (unknown â March 1819) was a leader of the Beothuk people. ...
Newfoundland, home of the Beothuk The Beothuk (IPA: ) were the native inhabitants of the island of Newfoundland at the time of European contact in the 15th and 16th centuries. ...
Jim Payne (born c. ...
Gordon Edward Pinsent (born July 12, 1930 in Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada) is a Canadian television, theatre and film actor. ...
The cover of An Island In The Sky: Selected Poetry of Al Pittman. ...
John Christopher Pratt (born 1935 in St. ...
Edwin John Dove Pratt (February 4, 1882 - April 26, 1964), who published as E. J. Pratt, was a Canadian poet from Newfoundland. ...
Wayne Scott Ray (born 1950 in Alabama) is a Canadian poet. ...
Thomas Ricketts, V.C. (Royal Newfoundland Regiment) Thomas (Tommy) Ricketts (April 15, 1901 â February 10, 1967) was a Newfoundlander and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ...
Michael Ryder (Born March 31, 1980, Bonavista, Newfoundland) is a hockey player who plays for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League as a right wing. ...
Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...
Statue of Shanawdithit, at the Boyds Cove Beothuk Site, Newfoundland. ...
Newfoundland, home of the Beothuk The Beothuk (IPA: ) were the native inhabitants of the island of Newfoundland at the time of European contact in the 15th and 16th centuries. ...
Craig Sharpe Craig Sharpe (born in Carbonear but now living in born in Upper Island Cove, Newfoundland & Labrador) is a contestant of Canadian Idol 4 who is a member of the top ten who beat out 12,000 other competitors. ...
The fourth season of Canadian Idol began in February 2006 ran until September 2006. ...
Joseph Smallwood signs the document bringing Newfoundland into Confederation. ...
Gerald Arthur Rod Snow (born May 1, 1970 near Come By Chance, Newfoundland) is a former professional rugby prop. ...
Georgina Ann Stirling (April 3, 1866 â April 23, 1935) was a Canadian opera singer, known by her stage name Marie Toulinquet. ...
The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy. ...
Kim Stockwood (born on 11 November 1965 in St. ...
Gerald Squires, Light on the Barrens, oil on canvas, 54 x 72, 2005. ...
Sebastian Spence (born December 9, 1969, in St. ...
Brian Vincent Tobin, PC (born October 21, 1954 in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian politician. ...
Shannon Lee Tweed (born March 10, 1957, St. ...
Daniel Danny Williams, QC, LL.B, BA, MHA (born August 4, 1949 in St. ...
Further reading Modern literature - Peter Neary. 1996. Newfoundland in the North Atlantic world, 1929-1949. McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal, Quebec.
- Henry K. Gibbons. 1997. The Myth and Mystery of John Cabot: The Discoverer of North America, Marten Cat Publishers, Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland.
- Michael Harris. 1992. Rare Ambition: The Crosbies of Newfoundland. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-023220-6
- Kevin Major, As Near To Heaven by Sea, (Toronto, 2001)
- John Gimlette, Theatre of Fish, (Hutchinson, London, 2005). ISBN 0-09-179519-2
- E. Annie Proulx, The Shipping News, (Simon & Schuster, 1993). ISBN 0-74322540-6
Michael Harris (born 1948) is an award-winning Canadian author, investigative journalist, and radio personality who hosts an afternoon radio talk show, Michael Harris Live, on Ottawa-based CFRA, and is a columnist for The Ottawa Sun newspaper. ...
Kevin Major (born September 12, 1949) is a Canadian childrens author who lives in St. ...
Edna Annie Proulx (pronounced ) (born August 22, 1935) is an American journalist and author. ...
The Shipping News is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by E. Annie Proulx which was published in 1993, and a film of the same name, released in 2001, set on the Canadian island of Newfoundland. ...
Vintage literature - D. W. Prowse, A History of Newfoundland (1895), current edition 2002, Boulder Publications, Portugal Cove, Newfoundland.
- Charles Pedley, History of Newfoundland, (London, 1863)
- Philip Tocque, Newfoundland as it Was and Is, (London, 1878)
- Joseph Hatton and Moses Harvey, Newfoundland: Its History and Present Condition, (London, 1883)
- Arnold Kennedy, Sport and Adventure in Newfoundland and West Indies, (London, 1885)
- Moses Harvey, Newfoundland, England's Oldest Colony, (London, 1897)
- F. E. Smith, The Story of Newfoundland, (London, 1901)
- Beckles Wilson, The Truth About Newfoundland, The Tenth Island, (second edition, London, 1901)
- J. P. Howley, Mineral Resources of Newfoundland, (St. John's, 1909)
- P. T. McGrath, Newfound in 1911, (London, 1911)
Daniel Woodley Prowse (September 12, 1834 â January 27, 1914) lawyer, politician, judge, historian, essayist, and office holder, born Port de Grave, Newfoundland, Canada, fourth of the seven children of Robert Prowse and Jane Woodley. ...
Moses Harvey LL.D. (March 21, 1820 â September 3, 1901) clergyman, essayist and naturalist born Armagh, Northern Ireland and died in St. ...
Moses Harvey LL.D. (March 21, 1820 â September 3, 1901) clergyman, essayist and naturalist born Armagh, Northern Ireland and died in St. ...
References - ^ Atlas of Canada - Rivers. Natural Resources Canada (2004-10-26). Retrieved on 2007-04-19.
- ^ Statistics Canada 2006 Census Information (PDF). Newfoundland & Labrador Statistics Agency.
- ^ Area of the island and other general information from Newfoundland and Labrador tourism
- ^ a b Kevin Major (August 2002). As Near to Heaven by Sea: A History of Newfoundland and Labrador. Penguin Books. ISBN 0140278648.
- ^ Baker, Melvin (1987). "The Tenth Province: Newfoundland joins Canada, 1949". Horizon 10 (11): 2641-67. Retrieved on 2007-04-25.
- ^ Ryan Research and Communications (April 2003). Provincial Opinion Survey. Government of Newfoundland and Labrador's Royal Commission on Renewing and Strengthening Our Place in Canada. Retrieved on 2007-04-25.
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Ernest Harmon AFB is a former United States Air Force base located in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
Flag of Newfoundland and Labrador The flag of Newfoundland and Labrador was introduced in 1980, and was designed by Newfoundland artist Christopher Pratt. ...
The Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador (HFNL) is a non-profit organization which was established by the Provincial Government of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1984 to stimulate an understanding of and an appreciation for the architectural heritage of the province. ...
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Scouting in Newfoundland and Labrador has a long history, from the 1900s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live. ...
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Labrador (also Coast of Labrador) is a region of Atlantic Canada. ...
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Overlooking City of Corner Brook from James Cook Park Corner Brook is a city located in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on the Humber River. ...
Mount Pearl is a city on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, in Division No. ...
Nickname: Motto: Avancez (Go forward) Coordinates: Country Canada Province Newfoundland and Labrador Established August 5, 1583 by Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I Government - City Mayor Andy Wells - Governing body St. ...
This page lists communities of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ...
Bishops Falls is a town in north-central Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ...
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Botwood is a town in north-central Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ...
Carbonear (, ) is a town on the Bay de Verde Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ...
Port aux Basques and the other Marine Atlantic ferry ports Channel-Port aux Basques (also Port aux Basques) is a town at the extreme southwestern tip of the island of Newfoundland fronting on the eastern end of the Cabot Strait. ...
Clarenville (2006 pop. ...
The sun sets over Deer Lake, Newfoundland, June 2003. ...
Ferryland in Newfoundland is part of the Avalon Peninsula on the southern shore of the island south of St. ...
Fogo village, Newfoundland Fogo Island, the largest of Newfoundlands offshore islands, is off the Northeast Coast of Newfoundland near Lewisporte and Twillingate. ...
Gander is a Canadian town located in northeastern part of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, approximately 40 kilometres south of Gander Bay, a little over 100 kilometres from the town of Twillingate and 90 kilometres east of Grand Falls. ...
Grand Falls-Windsor is a community in north-central Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ...
Happy Valley-Goose Bay is a town in Labrador of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, the largest population centre in the central part of Labrador. ...
Harbour Grace is one of the oldest towns in Conception Bay on the Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ...
Orthographic projection over Labrador City Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador City is a small town in western Labrador (part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador), near the Quebec border. ...
A canadian town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador with a population of only 7000. ...
Nain is the northernmost town of any size in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located about 230 miles by air from Happy Valley-Goose Bay. ...
Motto: Crown of the Valley Coordinates: Country Canada Province Newfoundland and Labrador Established 1969 - Mayor Robert âBobâ Mercer - Governing Body Town of Pasadena Area - Town 49. ...
Peterviews welcome sign on the only road into the community. ...
Panorama of Placentia. ...
Red Bay (, NST) is a fishing village and former site of a Basque whaling station on the southern coast of Labrador in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ...
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Twillingate is a town of about 3,000 inhabitants situated on two neighbouring islands in northern Newfoundland. ...
The Town Crest Woody Point is a beautiful and historic town located in the heart of Gros Morne National Park, on the western coast of Newfoundland. ...
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The Colony of British Columbia was a crown colony of British North America from 1858 until 1871. ...
The North-Western Territory at its greatest extent, 1859 The North-Western Territory was a region of British North America until 1870. ...
Stikine Territory Stikine Territory (usually spelt Stickeen in the 19th Century) was a territory that existed in British North America from July 19, 1862 until July of the next year. ...
// Confederation Main article: Canadian Confederation Fathers of Confederation meet in Quebec City In the 1860s, in the wake of the American Civil War, the British were concerned with possible American reprisals against Canada for Britains tacit support of the Confederacy. ...
Canada is the second largest and the northern-most country in the world, occupying most of the North American land mass. ...
| 20th century *Canada (post-Confederation) 1907-1931 Dominion of Newfoundland (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...
// Confederation Main article: Canadian Confederation Fathers of Confederation meet in Quebec City In the 1860s, in the wake of the American Civil War, the British were concerned with possible American reprisals against Canada for Britains tacit support of the Confederacy. ...
Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin: Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Anthem: Ode to Newfoundland Capital St. ...
| | 17th century 1605-1979 *Saint Lucia 1623-1883 Saint Kitts (*Saint Kitts & Nevis) 1624-1966 *Barbados 1625-1650 Saint Croix 1627-1979 *St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1628-1883 Nevis (*Saint Kitts & Nevis) 1629-1641 St. Andrew and Providence Islands1 since 1632 Montserrat 1632-1860 Antigua(*Antigua & Barbuda) 1643-1860 Bay Islands since 1650 Anguilla 1651-1667 Willoughbyland (Suriname) 1655-1850 Mosquito Coast (protectorate) 1655-1962 *Jamaica since 1666 British Virgin Islands since 1670 Cayman Islands 1670-1973 *Bahamas 1670-1688 St. Andrew and Providence Islands1 1671-1816 Leeward Islands 18th century 1762-1974 *Grenada 1763-1978 Dominica since 1799 Turks and Caicos Islands Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...
âWest Indianâ redirects here. ...
(16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...
At the time of European discovery, Island Carib inhabited the islands of St. ...
Saint Croix from space, January 1993 Saint Croix is one of the United States Virgin Islands, a United States territory, in the Caribbean. ...
At the time of European discovery, Island Carib inhabited the islands of St. ...
Motto: ParaÃso TurÃstico Tourist Paradise Anthem: Himno de San Andrés y Providencia San Andres and Providencia shown in the Caribbean map Established July 4, 1991 Region Insular Region Capital San Andrés Number of Municipalities 2 Governor - Governors Political Party Alvaro Archbold Nuñes Colombian Liberal...
This is the history of Antigua and Barbuda. ...
Islas de la BahÃa (Bay Islands) is one of the 18 departments into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. ...
// Native American period The history of Suriname dates from 3000 BCE, when Native Americans first inhabited the area. ...
The article is about the Central American area. ...
Motto: ParaÃso TurÃstico Tourist Paradise Anthem: Himno de San Andrés y Providencia San Andres and Providencia shown in the Caribbean map Established July 4, 1991 Region Insular Region Capital San Andrés Number of Municipalities 2 Governor - Governors Political Party Alvaro Archbold Nuñes Colombian Liberal...
The Leeward Islands are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles. ...
(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
| 19th century 1831-1966 British Guiana (Guyana) 1833-1960 Windward Islands 1833-1960 Leeward Islands 1860-1981 *Antigua and Barbuda 1871-1964 British Honduras (*Belize) 1882-1983 *St. Kitts and Nevis 1889-1962 Trinidad and Tobago Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
British Guiana and its boundary lines, 1896 Flag of British Guiana British Guiana was the name of the British colony on the northern coast of South America, now the independent nation of Guyana. ...
The Windward Islands are the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles. ...
The Leeward Islands are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles. ...
Flag Capital Belize City Language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy History - Established 1871 - Disestablished 1981 Area 22,966 km2 8,867 sq mi Currency British Honduran dollar Flag of British Honduras British Honduras was the former name of what is now the independent nation of Belize and was a British...
| 20th century 1958-1962 West Indies Federation (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...
Motto To dwell together in unity Anthem God Save the Queen Capital Chaguaramas Language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy Queen Elizabeth II Governor-General Lord Hailes Prime minister Grantley Herbert Adams¹ History - Established January 3, 1958 - Disestablished May 31, 1962 Area - 1960 20,253 km2 7,820 sq mi Population...
| | 1 Now the San Andrés y Providencia Department of Colombia. Motto: ParaÃso TurÃstico Tourist Paradise Anthem: Himno de San Andrés y Providencia San Andres and Providencia shown in the Caribbean map Established July 4, 1991 Region Insular Region Capital San Andrés Number of Municipalities 2 Governor - Governors Political Party Alvaro Archbold Nuñes Colombian Liberal...
| | 18th century 1792-1961 Sierra Leone 1795-1803 Cape Colony A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...
(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
Anthem: God Save the Queen Cape Colony Capital Cape Town Language(s) English and Dutch1 Religion Dutch Reformed Church, Anglican Government Constitutional monarchy Last Monarch King George VI Last Prime Minister - 1908 â 1910 John X. Merriman Last Governor - 1901 - 1910 Walter Hely-Hutchinson Historical era 19th century - Dutch East India...
| 19th century 1806-1910 Cape Colony 1816-1965 Gambia 1856-1910 Natal 1868-1966 Basutoland (Lesotho) 1874-1957 Gold Coast (Ghana) 1882-1922 Egypt 1884-1966 Bechuanaland (Botswana) 1884-1960 British Somaliland 1887-1897 Zululand 1888-1894 Matabeleland 1890-1980 Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) 1890-1962 Uganda 1890-1963 Zanzibar (Tanzania) 1891-1964 Nyasaland (Malawi) 1891-1907 British Central Africa 1893-1968 Swaziland 1895-1920 British East Africa 1899-1956 Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Anthem: God Save the Queen Cape Colony Capital Cape Town Language(s) English and Dutch1 Religion Dutch Reformed Church, Anglican Government Constitutional monarchy Last Monarch King George VI Last Prime Minister - 1908 â 1910 John X. Merriman Last Governor - 1901 - 1910 Walter Hely-Hutchinson Historical era 19th century - Dutch East India...
The Colony of Natal was a British colony in south-eastern Africa. ...
The mountainous and largely arid land that came to be Basutoland was populated by San (bushmen, Qhuaique) until the end of the 16th century. ...
Flag of Gold Coast Map from 1896 of the British Gold Coast Colony. ...
An 1887 map showing the Crown Colony of Bechuanaland (shaded pink) and the Bechuanaland Protectorate (pink border) The Bechuanaland Protectorate (BP) was a protectorate established on March 31, 1885 by the United Kingdom in southern Africa. ...
The British Somaliland was a British protectorate in the north part of the Horn of Africa, and later part of Somalia and presently the unrecognized Republic of Somaliland. ...
Zululand was the Zulu-dominated area of what is now northern KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ...
Matabeleland is a region in the west and south-west of Zimbabwe, between the Limpopo and Zambezi rivers. ...
Southern Rhodesia was the name of the British colony situated immediately to the north of South Africa, known today as Zimbabwe. ...
Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar is part of Tanzania Coordinates: , Country Tanzania Islands Unguja and Pemba Capital Zanzibar City Settled AD 1000 Government - Type semi-autonomous part of Tanzania - President Amani Abeid Karume Area - Both Islands 637 sq mi (1,651 km²) Population (2004) - Both Islands 1,070...
Hominid remains and stone implements have been identified in Malawi dating back more than one million years, and early humans inhabited the vicinity of Lake Malawi 50,000 to 60,000 years ago. ...
Flag of British Central Africa The British Central Africa Protectorate existed in the area of present-day Malawi between 1891 and 1907. ...
British East Africa was a British protectorate in East Africa, covering generally the area of present-day Kenya and lasting from 1890 to 1920, when it became the colony of Kenya. ...
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was the name of Sudan between 1899 and 1956, when it was a condominium of the United Kingdom and Egypt. ...
| 20th century 1900-1914 Northern Nigeria 1900-1914 Southern Nigeria 1900-1910 Orange River Colony 1906-1954 Nigeria Colony 1910-1931 South Africa 1911-1964 Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) 1914-1954 Nigeria Protectorate 1915-1931 South West Africa (Namibia) 1919-1960 Cameroons (Cameroon) 2 1920-1963 Kenya 1922-1961 Tanganyika (Tanzania) 1954-1960 Nigeria since 1965 British Indian Ocean Territory (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...
Northern Nigeria was a British colony formed in 1900 from the interior territories of the Royal Niger Company, north from about where the Niger River and Benin River joined at Lokoja. ...
Southern Nigeria was a British protectorate in the coastal areas of modern-day Nigeria, formed in 1900 from union of the Niger Coast Protectorate with territories chartered by the Royal Niger Company below Lokoja on the Niger River. ...
Flag of Orange River Colony The Orange River Colony was a British colony created by the annexation of the Orange Free State in 1900, after the Boer War. ...
Early history Migration & settlements History before 1500 First states (1500-1800) Igbo and Savannah states Colonization (1800-1960) 1960-1979 Independence, military rule, and civil war Civil War (1967-1970) 1979-1999 Second republic, more military rule History of Nigeria (1999-present) Return of democracy Stamp of Southern Nigeria, 1901...
Flag of Northern Rhodesia. ...
Early history Migration & settlements History before 1500 First states (1500-1800) Igbo and Savannah states Colonization (1800-1960) 1960-1979 Independence, military rule, and civil war Civil War (1967-1970) 1979-1999 Second republic, more military rule History of Nigeria (1999-present) Return of democracy Stamp of Southern Nigeria, 1901...
The history of Namibia has passed through several distinct stages, and Namibia has really only existed as a modern state since South Africa relinquished control of the country in 1989. ...
Cameroon over time German Kamerun British Cameroons French Cameroun Republic of Cameroon Cameroons was a British Mandate territory in West Africa, now divided between Nigeria and Cameroon. ...
Flag of Tanganyika Tanganyika was an East African republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, named after Lake Tanganyika, which formed its western border. ...
| | 2 League of Nations mandate. Mandates in the Middle east and Africa. ...
| | 18th century 1757-1947 Bengal (West Bengal (India) and Bangladesh) 1762-1764 Philippines 1795-1948 Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 1796-1965 Maldives World map showing the location of Asia. ...
(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
Bengal, known as Bango ( Bengali:বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bangodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bengali, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ...
The recorded History of Sri Lanka boasts of 25 chronicled centuries. ...
| 19th century 1819-1826 Singapore 1826-1946 Straits Settlements 1839-1967 Aden (colony) 1841-1997 Hong Kong 1841-1941 Kingdom of Sarawak 1858-1947 India (India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, Burma) 1882-1963 British North Borneo (Malaysia) 1885-1946 Unfederated Malay States 1891-1971 Muscat and Oman protectorate 1892-1971 Trucial States protectorate 1895-1946 Federated Malay States 1898-1930 Weihai Garrison Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Straits Settlements were a collection of territories of the British East India Company in Southeast Asia, which were given collective administration in 1826. ...
The Colony of Aden (Arabic: Ù
ستعÙ
رة عد٠[]) was a British crown colony from 1937 to 1963 and consisted of the port city of Aden and its immediate surroundings. ...
The White Rajahs refer to a dynasty that founded and ruled the Kingdom of Sarawak from 1841 to 1946. ...
The flag of British India British India, circa 1860 The British Raj (Raj in Hindi meaning Rule; from Sanskrit Rajya) was the British rule between 1858 and 1947 of the Indian Subcontinent, which included the present-day India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Burma (Myanmar), whereby these lands were under the colonial...
Motto: Pergo et Perago (Latin: I undertake and I achieveâ) British North Borneo Capital Jesselton Language(s) Malay, English Government Monarchy Monarch - 1882 - 1901 Victoria - 1952 - 1963 Elizabeth II Governor - 1896 - 1901 Robert Scott Historical era New Imperialism - North Borneo Company May, 1882 - British protectorate 1888 - Japanese invasion January 1...
The Unfederated Malay States were five Malay states, namely Johore Terengganu Kelantan Kedah Perlis Together the states were not a single entity but merely a category to describe those states which were not Federated Malay States or Straits Settlements. ...
Muscat and Oman (Arabic:Ù
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اÙ) was a country that encompassed the present day Sultanate of Oman and parts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). ...
The United Arab Emirates was formed from the group of tribally organized Arabian Peninsula sheikhdoms along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf and the northwestern coast of the Gulf of Oman. ...
The Federated Malay States (FMS) was a federation of four states on the Malay Peninsula - Pahang, Perak, Selangor, and Negeri Sembilan - established by the British government in 1895, and lasted until 1946, when they together with the Straits Settlements and the Unfederated Malay States formed the Malayan Union. ...
Weihai (威海; pinyin: wēihǎi, also Weihaiwei) is a seaport city on the Bohai Gulf in north-east Shandong province, China. ...
| 20th century 1918-1961 Kuwait protectorate 1920-1932 Iraq2 1921-1946 Transjordan2 1923-1948 Palestine2 1946-1948 Malayan Union 1946-1963 Sarawak (Malaysia) 1948-1957 Federation of Malaya (Malaysia) (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...
Anthem Al-Nasheed Al-Watani Capital (and largest city) Kuwait City Official languages Arabic Government Constitutional hereditary emirate1 - Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah - Crown Prince Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah - Prime Minister Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah Independence - from the UK June 19...
Map of the territory of the British Mandate of Palestine The Emirate of Transjordan was an autonomous political division of the British Mandate of Palestine, created as an administrative entity in April 1921 before the Mandate came into effect. ...
Flag Palestine and Transjordan were incorporated (under different legal and administrative arrangements) into the British Mandate of Palestine, issued by the League of Nations to Great Britain on 29 September, 1923 Capital Not specified Organizational structure League of Nations Mandate High Commissioner - 1920 â 1925 Sir Herbert Louis Samuel - 1945 â 1948...
The Malayan Union was formed on April 1, 1946 by the British. ...
State motto: United, Industrious, Dedicated (Malay: Bersatu, Berusaha, Berbakti ) Capital Kuching Governor T.Y.T Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Chief Minister Y.A.B. Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Haji Abdul Taib Bin Mahmud / Pehin Sri Dr. Hj. ...
The Federation of Malaya, or in Malay Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, was formed in 1948 from the British settlements of Penang and Malacca and the nine Malay states and replaced the Malayan Union. ...
| | 2 League of Nations mandate. Mandates in the Middle east and Africa. ...
| | 18th century 1788-1901 New South Wales 1794-1843 Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) World map exhibiting a common interpretation of Oceania; other interpretations may vary. ...
The Pacific Ocean (from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, peaceful sea, bestowed upon it by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan) is the largest of the Earths oceanic subdivisions. ...
(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 50 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $305,437 (1st) - Product per capita $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006) - Population 6,817,100 (1st) - Density 8. ...
The Sandwich Islands was the name given to Hawaii by Captain James Cook on his discovery of the islands on January 18, 1778. ...
| 19th century 1803-1901 Van Diemen's Land/Tasmania 1807-1863 Auckland Islands 1824-1980 New Hebrides (Vanuatu) 1824-1901 Queensland 1829-1901 Swan River Colony/Western Australia 1836-1901 South Australia since 1838 Pitcairn Islands 1840-1907 *Colony of New Zealand 1850-1901 Victoria (Australia) 1874-1970 Fiji 1877-1976 British Western Pacific Territories 1884-1949 Territory of Papua 1888-1965 Cook Islands3 1888-1984 Sultanate of Brunei 1889-1948 Union Islands (Tokelau)3 1892-1979 Gilbert and Ellice Islands4 1893-1978 British Solomon Islands5 Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Capital Hobart Government Constitutional monarchy Governor William Cox Premier Paul Lennon (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 5 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $16,114 (7th) - Product per capita $33,243/person (8th) Population (End of September 2006) - Population 489,600 (6th) - Density 7. ...
Southern coast of the main island The Auckland Islands (Motu Maha) ( ) form a sub-Antarctic archipelago of New Zealand, and include the following: Auckland Island, Adams Island, Enderby Island, Disappointment Island, Ewing Island, Dundas Island and Green Island. ...
The New Hebrides are an island group in the South Pacific that now form the nation of Vanuatu. ...
Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 28 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $158,506 (3rd) - Product per capita $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of November 2006) - Population 4,164,590 (3rd) - Density 2. ...
Swan River Colony was a British settlement established at the Swan River on the west coast of Australia in 1829. ...
Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 15 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $100,900 (4th) - Product per capita $50,355/person (3rd) Population (December 2006) - Population 2,050,900 (4th) - Density 0. ...
Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 11 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $59,819 (5th) - Product per capita $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006) - Population 1,558,200 (5th) - Density 1. ...
The history of New Zealand dates back at least seven hundred years to when it was discovered and settled by Polynesians. ...
Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th) - Land 227,416 km² - Water 10,213 km² (4. ...
The British Western Pacific Territories was the name of a colonial entity, created in 1877, for the administration, under a single representative of the British Crown, styled High Commissioner (compare other uses of this title), of a series of relatively minor Pacific islands in and around Oceania // The island entities...
The Territory of Papua was an Australian possession comprising the southeastern quarter of the island of New Guinea, existing from roughly 1902 to 1949. ...
Motto Always in service with Gods guidance(translation) Anthem Allah Peliharakan Sultan God Bless the Sultan Capital (and largest city) Bandar Seri Begawan Official languages Malay (national), English Government - Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Independence - End of British protectorate January 1, 1984 Area - Total 5,765 km² (170th) 2,226 sq...
Geographic location of atolls: Atafu Nukunonu Fakaofo Languages Tokelauan, English Capital None; each atoll has its own administrative centre Political status Territory of New Zealand Head of State Queen Elizabeth II (as Queen of New Zealand) Administrator David Payton Head of Government Kolouei OBrien Area â Total â % water 12 km...
The Gilbert and Ellice Islands were a British protectorate from 1892 and colony from 1916 — until 1 January 1976 when the islands were divided into two different colonies which became independent nations shortly after. ...
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| 20th century 1900-1970 Tonga (protected state) 1900-1974 Niue3 1901-1942 *Commonwealth of Australia 1907-1953 *Dominion of New Zealand 1919-1949 Territory of New Guinea 1949-1975 Territory of Papua and New Guinea6 (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...
The history of Tonga stretches back to around roughly 4000B.C. when the Polynesians arrived. ...
For alternative meanings, see New Zealand (disambiguation). ...
Territory of New Guinea was the name given to the Australia-controlled, League of Nations-mandated territory in the north eastern part of the island of New Guinea, and surrounding islands, between 1920 and 1949. ...
Flag Capital Canberra Language(s) English (official), Austronesian languages, Papuan languages, English creoles Organizational structure Colony King List of British monarchs Prime Minister List of Prime Ministers of Australia Legislature House of Assembly Historical era Cold War - Union established November 6, 1949 - Self-governing December 1, 1973 - Independence September 16...
| | 3 Now part of the *Realm of New Zealand. 4 Now Kiribati and *Tuvalu. 5 Now the *Solomon Islands. 6 Now *Papua New Guinea. The Realm of New Zealand is the territory in which the Queen in right of New Zealand is head of state. ...
| | 17th century since 1659 St. Helena The Atlantic Ocean forms a component of the all-encompassing World Ocean and is directly linked to the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Southern Ocean. ...
(16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...
| 19th century since 1815 Ascension Island7 since 1816 Tristan da Cunha7 since 1833 Falkland Islands9 Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Georgetown Largest city Georgetown Official languages English Government Dependency of St. ...
Motto: Our faith is our strength Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Edinburgh of the Seven Seas Status Dependency of Saint Helena Official language(s) English Governor Michael Clancy Administrator Mike Hentley Area 201 km²(120. ...
| 20th century since 1908 British Antarctic Territory8 since 1908 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands8, 9 (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...
Motto: Research and Discovery Anthem: God Save the Queen Status British overseas territory Official language(s) - Commissioner Tony Crombie Administrator Michael Richardson Area 1,395,000 km² Population c. ...
Motto Leo Terram Propriam Protegat(Latin) Let the Lion protect his own land or May the Lion protect his own land Anthem God Save the Queen Capital Grytviken Official languages English Government British overseas territory - Head of State Queen Elizabeth II - Commissioner Alan Huckle Area - Total 3,903 km² 1...
| | 7 Dependencies of St. Helena since 1922 (Ascension Island) and 1938 (Tristan da Cunha). 8 Both claimed in 1908; territories formed in 1962 (British Antarctic Territory) and 1985 (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands). 9 Occupied by Argentina during the Falklands War of April-June 1982. Combatants Argentina United Kingdom Commanders Presidente Leopoldo Galtieri Vice Admiral Juan Lombardo Brigadier General Ernesto Crespo Brigade General Mario Menéndez Prime minister Margaret Thatcher Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse Rear-Admiral Sandy Woodward Major General Jeremy Moore Casualties 649 killed 1,068 wounded 11,313 taken prisoner 75 fixed wing...
| | 15th century 1415–1640 Ceuta 1420 Madeira 1458–1550 Alcácer Ceguer (El Qsar es Seghir) 1471–1550 Arzila (Asilah) 1471–1662 Tangier 1485–1550 Mazagan (El Jadida) 1488–1541 Safim (Safi) Image File history File links Blason_France_moderne. ...
Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...
France had colonial possessions, in various forms, from the beginning of the 17th century until the 1960s. ...
France had colonial possessions, in various forms, from the beginning of the 17th century until the 1960s. ...
A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...
The Algerian bay (view from the west). ...
Arguin is an island off the west coast of Mauritania in the Bay of Arguin, at 20° 36 N., 16° 27 W. It is 6 km long by 2 broad. ...
Location of French West Africa French West Africa (French: ) was a federation of eight French territories in Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan (now Mali), French Guinea (now Guinea), Côte dIvoire, Niger, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) and Dahomey (now Benin). ...
Dahomey was a kingdom in Africa, situated in what is now the nation of Benin. ...
French Sudan (Fr. ...
Map showing the Volta river in Upper Volta Upper Volta (French: ) was the name of the African country now called Burkina Faso. ...
French Togoland was a France Mandate territory in West Africa, which later became the Togolese Republic. ...
James Island is an island in the Gambia River, 30 km from the river mouth and near Juffure, The Gambia. ...
Location of French Equatorial Africa. ...
// First settled by Mbuti, Congo was later settled by Bantu groups that also occupied parts of present-day Angola, Gabon, and Democratic Republic of the Congo, forming the basis for ethnic affinities and rivalries among those states. ...
Oubangui-Chari, or Ubangi-Shari, was a French territory in central Africa which later became the independent country of the Central African Republic on August 13, 1960. ...
Map of Anjouan Anjouan (also known as Ndzuwani or Nzwani) is an island in the Comoros. ...
Map of Grand Comore Grand Comore (off-white) in relation to Comoros (light brown) Grande Comore (also known as Ngazidja and Ngasidja, and erroneously as Njazidja) is an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa. ...
Map of Mohéli Mohéli, also known as Mwali, is one of the three islands which make up the nation of Comoros. ...
The Republic of Djibouti gained its independence on June 27, 1977. ...
This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
France had colonial possessions, in various forms, from the beginning of the 17th century until the 1960s. ...
World map showing the Americas CIA political map of the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World consisting of the continents of North America[1], Central America and South America with their associated islands and regions. ...
Capital Quebec Language(s) French Religion Roman Catholicism Government Monarchy King See List of French monarchs Governor See list of Governors Legislature Sovereign Council of New France Historical era Ancien Régime in France - Royal Control 1655 - Articles of Capitulation of Quebec 1759 - Articles of Capitulation of Montreal 1760 - Treaty...
The national flag of Acadia, adopted in 1884. ...
Flag In 1803, the United States concluded the Louisiana Purchase (green area) with France. ...
For other uses, see Newfoundland (disambiguation). ...
Inini (1941 pop. ...
Berbice is the Second largest of the three counties in Guyana and is known as the ancient county. ...
Saint-Domingue was a French colony from 1697 to 1804 that is today the independent nation of Haiti. ...
Castara village beach looking south, Tobago Tobago is the smaller of the two main islands that make up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. ...
The Islands were first settled by Arawak Indians from South America in around 100 BC. They settled the Islands until the 15th century when they were removed by the more aggressive Caribs, a tribe from the Lesser Antilles islands, after whom the Caribbean Sea is named. ...
France Antarctique was the name of the failed French colony south of the Equator, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which existed between 1555 and 1567. ...
Equinoxial France was the contemporary name given to the colonization efforts of France in the 17th century in South America, around the line of Equator, before tropical had fully gained its modern meaning: Equinoctial means in Latin of equal nights, i. ...
In the history of French trade, the French West India Company was a chartered company established in 1664. ...
France had colonial possessions, in various forms, from the beginning of the 17th century until the 1960s. ...
World map showing the location of Asia. ...
World map exhibiting a common interpretation of Oceania; other interpretations may vary. ...
French India is highlighted in light blue on the subcontinent. ...
Chandannagore Strand: A unique place along the bank of Ganga Chandannagar, formerly known as Chandernagore or Chandernagar (French: Chandernagor), is a small city located 30 kilometers north of Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. ...
The Coromandel Coast is the name given to the southeastern coast of the Indian peninsula. ...
The Kapaleeshwarar temple in Mylapore was built by the Pallava kings in the 7th century Chennai (à¯à®à®©à¯à®©à¯ in Tamil), formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest city. ...
[Land of uncivilised] Bekal Fort Beach, Kerala Malabar (Malayalam: മലബാരàµâ ) is a region of southern India, lying between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea, and derived from the Malayalam word Mala mean Hill and Persian word Bar means Kingdom, and is same as the word meaning of Malayalam. ...
Location of Mahe Mahé, a small town (9 km2) in the south of India on the Arabian Sea, has the official name of Mayyazhi in the local Malayalam language. ...
History related to Union Territory of Puducherry means, Colonial History of Pondicherry, History. ...
Karaikal, also Karikal, is one of the four regions of the Union Territory of Pondicherry. ...
Yanam or Yanaon is a district of the Union territory of Pondicherry and a town in that district. ...
Flag Capital Hanoi Language(s) French Political structure Federation Historical era New Imperialism - Established 1887 - Addition of Laos 1893 - Vietnam Declaration of Independence September 2, 1945 - Independence of Laos July 19, 1949 - Independence of Cambodia November 9, 1953 - Disestablished 1954 Area - 1945 750,000 km2 289,577 sq mi Currency...
In October of 1887, the French announced the formation of the Union Indochinoise (Union of Indochina), which at that time comprised Cambodia, already an autonomous French possession, and the three regions of Vietnam (Tonkin, Annam, and Cochinchina. ...
Annam, literally meaning Pacified South, is a region of central Vietnam that fell under Chinese rule in 111 BC as Annan (å®å). Known locally as Trung Bá», meaning Central Boundary, it was formerly a kingdom the size of Sweden with its capital at Huế. It had been seized by the French...
Cochin China (also known as Cochinchina or in French, Cochinchine) was the southernmost part of Vietnam beside Cambodia. ...
Tonkin, also spelled Tongkin or Tongking, is the northernmost part of Vietnam, south of Chinas Yunnan and Guangxi Provinces, east of northern Laos, and west of the Gulf of Tonkin. ...
French colonial flag of the Alawite State The Alawite State (Arabic: â), also known in French as Alaouites, after the locally dominant Alawite sect of Shia Islam, was a French mandate territory in the coastal area of present-day Syria after World War I.[1] // The collapse of the Ottoman...
Flag of the Republic of Hatay. ...
Kwang-Chou-Wan (廣å·ç£), or Kwangchowan, was a small enclave on the south coast of China conceded by China to France as a leased territory. ...
World map exhibiting a common interpretation of Oceania; other interpretations may vary. ...
The New Hebrides are an island group in the South Pacific that now form the nation of Vanuatu. ...
French and other European settlements in India. ...
French overseas departments and territories The French Overseas Departments and Territories (French: départements doutre-mer and territoires doutre-mer or DOM-TOM) consist broadly of French-administered territories outside of Europe. ...
A collectivité doutre-mer (in English Overseas Community) or COM, is an administrative division of France. ...
Saint-Barthélemy is a French island located in the Caribbean at 17°54N 62°50W . ...
Anthem: La Marseillaise Capital (and largest city) Marigot Official languages French Government - President of France Jacques Chirac - Prefect Dominique Lacroix - President of the Territorial Council none yet; however Albert Fleming is the mayor of Saint-Martin Overseas Collectivity of France - Island divided between France and the Netherlands 23 March 1648...
Ãle Amsterdam IPA: (meaning Amsterdam island, after the Dutch capital) is a French island in the Indian Ocean located at . ...
Map of St. ...
Orthographic projection centred over the Iles Crozet The Crozet Islands (French: Ãles Crozet or officially Archipel Crozet) are a sub-antarctic archipelago of small islands in the southern Indian Ocean, part of the French Southern Territories. ...
Basic data Administrative status: district Country: French Southern and Antarctic Lands Capital: Port-aux-Français Population: ca. ...
Adélie Land is the portion of the Antarctic coast between Pourquoi Pas Point at 66°12S, 136°11E and Point Alden at 66°48S, 142°02E, with a shore length of 350 km and with its hinterland extending as a sector about 2600 km toward...
Location of the Scattered islands in the Indian Ocean: ⢠1 : Bassas da India ⢠2 : Europa Island ⢠3 : Glorioso Islands ⢠4 : Juan de Nova Island ⢠5 : Tromelin Island (KM : Comoros, MG : Madagascar, MU : Mauritius, MZ : Mozambique, RE : Réunion, YT : Mayotte) The Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean (French: Ãles Ãparses...
Overseas region (French: Région doutre-mer), is a recent designation given to the overseas departments which have similar powers to those of the regions of metropolitan France. ...
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Maximum extent of Portuguese colonial possessions in the 16th century. ...
Northern Africa (UN subregion) geographic, including above North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, generally divided by the formidable barrier of the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Africa. ...
(14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...
Area â Total 28 km² Population â Total (2005) â Density 75,276 2688. ...
Location Motto of the autonomous region: Das ilhas, as mais belas e livres (Portuguese: Of the islands, the most beautiful and free) Official language Portuguese Capital Funchal Other towns Porto Santo, Machico, Santa Cruz, Câmara de Lobos, Santana, Ribeira Brava, Caniço Area 797 km² Population - Total (1991) - Density...
Alcácer Ceguer (also know as El Qsar es Seghir) was a moroccan stronghold in the Strait of Gibraltrar, between Tanger and Ceuta. ...
Asilah or Arzila is a city situated on the northwest tip of Morocco with a history back to 1500 B.C. The Phoenicians used the city as a trading site. ...
A view of Tangier bay at sunrise as seen from Cape Malabata Tangier - Avenue Mohammed VI Tangier (Tanja Ø·ÙØ¬Ø© in Berber and Arabic, Tánger in Spanish, Tânger in Portuguese, and Tanger in French) is a city of northern Morocco with a population of 669,680 (2004 census). ...
El Jadida (Ø§ÙØ¬Ø¯Ùدة) is a port city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, in the province of El Jadida. ...
Asfi (french Safi) is a city located in western Morocco, by the Atlantic Ocean. ...
| 16th century 1505–1769 Santa Cruz do Cabo de Gué (Agadir) 1506–1525 Mogador (Essaouira) 1506–1525 Aguz (Souira Guedima) 1506–1769 Mazagan (El Jadida) 1513–1541 Azamor (Azemmour) 1577–1589 Arzila (Asilah) (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
Panorama of the seaside from the Kasbah Agadir (Arabic: Ø£ÙØ§Ø¯Ùر, Berber (Amazigh): ) is a city in southwest Morocco, capital of the Souss-Massa-Dra region. ...
Location of Essaouira Essaouira (Arabic: â, eá¹£-á¹£auÄ«rah; formerly known as Mogador, its old Portuguese name) is a city and tourist resort in Morocco, on the Atlantic coast. ...
Souira Guedima, formerly known as Aguz, is a Moroccan town. ...
El Jadida (Ø§ÙØ¬Ø¯Ùدة) is a port city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, in the province of El Jadida. ...
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Asilah or Arzila is a city situated on the northwest tip of Morocco with a history back to 1500 B.C. The Phoenicians used the city as a trading site. ...
| | | 15th century 1455–1633 Arguin 1470–1975 São Tomé1 1474–1778 Annobón 1478–1778 Fernando Póo (Bioko) 1482–1637 Elmina (São Jorge da Mina) 1482–1642 Portuguese Gold Coast 1496–1550 Madagascar (part) 1498–1540 Mascarene Islands A political map showing national divisions in relation to deonte Shepard Club Of America Free burgers for new members the ecological break (Sub-Saharan Africa in green) A geographical map of Africa, showing the ecological break that defines the sub-Saharan area Sub-Saharan Africa is the term used to...
(14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...
Arguin is an island off the west coast of Mauritania in the Bay of Arguin, at 20° 36 N., 16° 27 W. It is 6 km long by 2 broad. ...
São Tomé (population 53,300 in 2003) is the capital city of São Tomé and PrÃncipe and is by far the nations largest town. ...
Image:Annobon island. ...
Bioko (spelled also Bioco) is an island off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea, formerly called Fernando Pó or Fernando Póo. ...
Elmina is a town on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Ghana, lying west of Cape Coast. ...
Flag of Gold Coast Map from 1896 of the British Gold Coast Colony. ...
Motto: Tanindrazana, Fahafahana, Fandrosoana(Malagasy) Ancestral-land, Liberty, Progress Anthem: Ry Tanindraza nay malala ô Oh, Our Beloved Ancestral-land Capital (and largest city) Antananarivo Official languages Malagasy, French[1] Government Republic - President Marc Ravalomanana - Prime Minister Charles Rabemananjara Independence from France - Date 26 June 1960 Area - Total 587,041 km...
Mauritius (right) and Réunion (left) The Mascarene Islands (or Mascarenhas Archipelago) is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar, which includes Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues, and Cargados Carajos shoals. ...
| 16th century 1500–1630 Malindi 1500–1975 Príncipe1 1501–1975 Portuguese E. Africa (Mozambique) 1502–1659 St. Helena 1503–1698 Zanzibar 1505–1512 Quíloa (Kilwa) 1506–1511 Socotra 1557–1578 Accra 1575–1975 Portuguese W. Africa (Angola) 1588–1974 Cacheu2 1593–1698 Mombassa (Mombasa) (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
Malindi is a city in Kenya that has been a Swahili settlement since the 14th century. ...
PrÃncipe is the smaller of the two major islands of São Tomé and PrÃncipe off of Africas west coast. ...
Mozambique is a country in Southern Africa, bordering South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. ...
Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar is part of Tanzania Coordinates: , Country Tanzania Islands Unguja and Pemba Capital Zanzibar City Settled AD 1000 Government - Type semi-autonomous part of Tanzania - President Amani Abeid Karume Area - Both Islands 637 sq mi (1,651 km²) Population (2004) - Both Islands 1,070...
Kilwa Kisiwani is an Islamic community on an island off the coast of East Africa, in present day Tanzania. ...
Map of the Socotra archipelago Socotra or Soqotra (Arabic Ø³ÙØ·Ø±Ù ; Suquá¹ra) is a small archipelago of four islands and islets in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia some 350 km south of the Arabian peninsula. ...
Accra, population 1,970,400 (2005), is the capital of Ghana. ...
Motto Virtus Unita Fortior(Latin) Unity Provides Strength Anthem Angola Avante!(Portuguese) Forward Angola! Capital (and largest city) Luanda Official languages Portuguese1 Demonym Angolan Government Nominally multi-party (Free elections never held) - President José E. dos Santos - Prime Minister Fausto Andre Andre Independence from Portugal - Date November 11, 1975 Area...
Cacheu is a town in north western Guinea-Bissau, lying on the Cacheu River. ...
bumbasa is the second largest city in Kenya, lying on the Indian Ocean. ...
| 17th century 1642–1975 Cape Verde 1645–1888 Ziguinchor 1680–1961 São João Baptista de Ajudá 1687–1974 Bissau2 18th century 1728–1729 Mombassa (Mombasa) 1753–1975 São Tomé and Príncipe 19th century 1879–1974 Portuguese Guinea 1885–1975 Portuguese Congo (Cabinda) (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...
Ziguinchor (from Portuguese Cheguei e choram, I came and they Cry) is the capital of the Casamance region of Senegal, lying on the Casamance River. ...
Ouidah is a city on the Atlantic coast of Benin. ...
Bissau, estimated population 355,000 (2004), is the capital of Guinea-Bissau. ...
(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
bumbasa is the second largest city in Kenya, lying on the Indian Ocean. ...
Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Portuguese Guinea was the name for what is today Guinea-Bissau from 1446 to September 10, 1974. ...
Cabinda is a territory, ocupied by Angola. ...
| | 1 Part of São Tomé and Príncipe from 1753. 2 Part of Portuguese Guinea from 1879. | | 16th century 1506–1615 Gamru (Bandar Abbas) 1515–1622 Hormuz (Ormus) 1515–1650 Muscat 1521–1602 Bahrain Portuguese Guinea was the name for what is today Guinea-Bissau from 1446 to September 10, 1974. ...
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(15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
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Classification City Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said Area 3,500 km² [1] Population - Total (2005) - Density - Oman calculated rank 646,024 [2] 184. ...
| | | 15th century 1498–1545 Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep) Map of South Asia (see note) This article deals with the geophysical region in Asia. ...
(14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...
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| 16th century Portuguese India 1500–1663 Cochim (Kochi) 1502–1661 Quilon (Coulão/Kollam) 1502–1663 Cannanore (Kannur) 1507–1657 Negapatam (Nagapattinam) 1510–1962 Goa 1512–1525 Calicut (Kozhikode) 1518–1619 Paliacate (Pulicat) 1521–1740 Chaul 1523–1662 São Tomé de Meliapore 1528–1666 Chittagong 1534–1601 Salsette Island 1534–1661 Bombay (Mumbai) 1535–1739 Baçaím (Vasai-Virar) 1536–1662 Cranganore (Kodungallur) 1540–1612 Surat 1548–1658 Tuticorin (Thoothukudi) 1559–1962 Daman and Diu 1568–1659 Mangalore 1579–1632 Hughli 1598–1610 Masulipatnam (Machilipatnam) 1518–1521 Maldives 1518–1658 Ceilão (Ceylon/Sri Lanka) 1558–1573 Maldives (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
Portuguese India (Portuguese: or Estado da Ãndia) was the aggregate of Portugals colonial holdings in India. ...
Kochi ( ; Malayalam: []); formerly known as Cochin) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. ...
, For the district with the same name, see Kollam District. ...
This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...
Nagapattinam (formerly known as Negapatam and also as Shiva Rajadhani) is a small city with a population of about 100,000, located in coastal Tamil Nadu, India. ...
, Goa (Konkani: à¤à¥à¤à¤¯ goá¹ya; Marathi: govÄ; Portuguese: ) is Indias smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population (after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh). ...
, For the district with the same name, see Kozhikode District. ...
Pulicat is a town which lies in the nellore District, in the state of andhra Pradesh, India. ...
Chaul is a former city of Portuguese India, now in ruins. ...
Saint Thomas of Mylapore, or in Portuguese São Tomé de Meliapore, in Latin Sancti Thomae de Meliapor), was a suffragan to the primatial See of Goa in the East Indies. ...
Chittagong (Bengali: à¦à¦à§à¦à¦à§à¦°à¦¾à¦®, Chôţţogram) is the major seaport and second largest city of Bangladesh. ...
The island as seen from the sky Salsette (साषà¥à¤à¥) (Portuguese: Salsete, Marathi: Sashti (साषà¥à¤à¥)) is an island in Maharashtra state on Indias west coast. ...
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Thoothukudi (தà¯à®¤à¯à®¤à¯à®à¯à®à¯à®à®¿ in Tamil) also known as Tuticorin, is a city and a municipality in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ...
Daman and Diu (Portuguese: Gujarati is the main language; use of Portuguese is declining because it is not official or taught at school (but still spoken by 10% in Daman). ...
, Mangalore (Kannada: ಮà²à²à²³à³à²°à³, Mangalooru; Tulu: à²à³à²¡à³à²², Kudla; Konkani: à²à³à²¡à²¿à²¯à²¾à²²à³, Kodial; Beary: ಮà³à²à²², Maikala) is the chief port city of the state of Karnataka, India. ...
Hugli-Chinsura (also commonly known as Hooghly-Chinsura) is a town in West Bengal, India. ...
Machilipatnam (Telugu:à°®à°à°¿à°²à°¿à°ªà°à±à°¨à°) , also known as Masulipatnam or Bandar or Masula (for short among Finnish mission workers[2]), is a city and a special grade municipality in Krishna district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ...
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| 17th century Portuguese India 1687–1749 São Tomé de Meliapore 18th century Portuguese India 1779–1954 Dadra and Nagar Haveli (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...
Portuguese India (Portuguese: or Estado da Ãndia) was the aggregate of Portugals colonial holdings in India. ...
Saint Thomas of Mylapore, or in Portuguese São Tomé de Meliapore, in Latin Sancti Thomae de Meliapor), was a suffragan to the primatial See of Goa in the East Indies. ...
(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
Portuguese India (Portuguese: or Estado da Ãndia) was the aggregate of Portugals colonial holdings in India. ...
Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Gujarati: દાદરા àª
નૠનàªàª° હવà«àª²à«, Hindi: दादरा à¤à¤° नà¤à¤° हवà¥à¤²à¥, Urdu: Ø¯Ø§Ø¯Ø±Û Ø§ÙØ± Ùگر ØÙÛÙÛ, Portuguese: Dadrá e Nagar-Aveli) is a Union Territory in western India. ...
| | 16th century 1511–1641 Malacca (Melaka) 1512–1621 Banda Islands 1512–1621 Moluccas (Maluku Islands) 1522–1575 Ternate 1576–1605 Ambon 1578–1650 Tidore 1512–1665 Makassar 1553–1999 Macau 1571–1639 Decima (Dejima, Nagasaki) Geographic East Asia. ...
World map exhibiting a common interpretation of Oceania; other interpretations may vary. ...
(15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
State motto: Bersatu Teguh (Malay, United We Stand) Capital Malacca Town Governor Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd Khalil Yaakob Chief Minister Datuk Seri Haji Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam Area 1,650 km² Population - Estimated 648,500 State anthem Melaka Maju Jaya This article is about a state in Malaysia. ...
The Banda Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Banda) are a group of ten small volcanic islands in the Banda Sea, about 140km south of Seram island and about 2000km east of Java, and are part of the Indonesian province of Maluku. ...
The Maluku Islands (also known as the Moluccas, Moluccan Islands or simply Maluku) are an archipelago in Indonesia, and part of the larger Malay Archipelago. ...
A 1720 depiction of Ternate. ...
Ceram and Ambon Islands (Operational Navigation Chart, 1967) Not for navigational use Ambon City in 2001, showing heavy damage from fighting Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. ...
Tidore is an island and town in the Maluku Islands of eastern Indonesia, just west of the larger island of Halmahera. ...
Makassar, (Macassar, Mangkasar) is the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. ...
Dejima, also Deshima (åºå³¶, literally protruding island) in modern Japanese, Desjima in Dutch, often latinised as Decima, was a fan-shaped artificial island in the bay of Nagasaki that was a Dutch trading post during Japans self-imposed isolation (sakoku) of the Edo period, from 1641 until 1853. ...
| 17th century 1642–1975 Portuguese Timor (East Timor)1 19th century Macau 1864–1999 Coloane 1851–1999 Taipa 1890–1999 Ilha Verde 20th century Macau 1938–1941 Lapa and Montanha (Hengqin) (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...
Portuguese Timor is the former name (1596 - 1975) of East Timor when it was under Portuguese control. ...
Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Coloane (Traditional Chinese: è·¯ç°å³¶; Simplified Chinese: è·¯ç¯å²; Pinyin: Lùhuán DÇo; Jyutping: Lou6-waan4 Dou2, literally Road Ring Island) is one of the two main islands of Macau in the Peoples Republic of China. ...
Taipa (æ°¹ä»å³¶; Cantonese Jyutping; Tam5 Zai2 Dou2; pinyin: Dà ngzÇi DÇo) is an island of Macau in the Peoples Republic of China. ...
Ilha Verde (Portuguese literally meaning island green; Chinese: éæ´²; Cantonese Yale: chÄ«ng jÄu, Jyutping: cing1 zau1; Mandarin pinyin: QÄ«ngzhÅu) was formerly an island to the west of the Macao Isthmus. ...
(19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...
Hengqin (横ç´å², æ©«ç´å³¶; Pinyin: HéngqÃn DÇo) is an island in Zhuhai, a prefecture-level city in the Guangdong Province of Peoples Republic of China. ...
| | 1 1975 is the date of East Timor's Declaration of Independence and subsequent invasion by Indonesia. In 2002, the independence of East Timor was recognized by Portugal and the rest of the world. | | 15th century 1432 Azores 1499–1526 Labrador World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...
The Atlantic Ocean forms a component of the all-encompassing World Ocean and is directly linked to the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Southern Ocean. ...
(14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...
Motto (Portuguese for Rather die free than in peace subjugated) Anthem (national) (local) Capital Ponta Delgada1 Angra do HeroÃsmo2 Horta3 Largest city Ponta Delgada Official languages Portuguese Government Autonomous region - President Carlos César Establishment - Settled 1439 - Autonomy 1976 Area - Total 2,333 km² (n/a) 911 sq mi...
Labrador (also Coast of Labrador) is a region of Atlantic Canada. ...
| 16th century 1500–1526 Nova Scotia 1500–1526 Terra Nova (Newfoundland) (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit(Latin) One defends and the other conquers Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis - Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 11 - Senate seats 10 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area...
For other uses, see Newfoundland (disambiguation). ...
| | | 16th century 1500–1822 Brazil 1536–1620 Barbados For other uses, see Central America (disambiguation). ...
South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...
(15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
| 17th century 1680–1777 Nova Colônia do Sacramento 19th century 1808–1822 Cisplatina (Uruguay) (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...
Colonia del Sacramento is a city in southwestern Uruguay, by the Río de la Plata, facing Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...
Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Motto: Libertad o Muerte (English: Liberty or Death) Anthem: Orientales, la Patria o la tumba Capital Montevideo Largest city Montevideo Official language(s) Spanish Government President Democratic Republic Tabaré Vázquez Independence from Brazil - Declared August 25, 1825 - Recognised August 28, 1828 Area - Total - Water (%) 176,220 km² (90th) 68...
| Coordinates: 49°00′N, 56°00′W Replica of Pedro Alvares Cabrals ship Anunciação, in the city of Campinas, state of São Paulo, Brazil. ...
Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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