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**Major Landforms**
 * __Canadian Shield__, known as Bouclier Canadien in French or the Laurentian Plateau is 8,000,000 kilometers or 4,970,969.537898672 miles
 * __Virgin Rocks__has a Latitude of 47.14990342 degrees and Longitude of 54.098142742 degrees
 * The __Springdale Caldera__ volcano is large at 60 miles long and 35 miles wide with an area of 770 miles

**Bodies of Water**
 * Labrador has a numerous amount of lakes and rivers, of a large variety of sizes
 * __Grand Lake__, the largest lake in Newfoundland and Labrador is a natural lake with a surface area of 534 km
 * __Conception Bay__ contains several islands that includes //Bell Island//, //Little Bell Island//, and //Kelly's Island// with a highest depth of 300 meters

**Economy**
 * Most of the province's industry mostly relates to processing natural resources
 * 8% primary inustries 17% secondary or manufacturing industries 73% service sector
 * Mining is one of Newfoundland's chief industries with large copper deposits and fairly high traces of gold

**Fast Facts: Plant and Animal Life**
 * The Canada Goose can grow 30-43 inches and have a 50-73 inch wingspan. [[image:jsyret/DSCN2365.JPG width="253" height="165" align="right" caption="A Canada Goose in flight"]]
 * Itcan live 10-24 years of age.
 * The Harp Seal can grow 5-6 feet long and weigh 300-400 pounds.
 * The Providence bird, the Atlantic Puffin, can grow 10-11 inches in length and have a wingspan of 19-25 inches.
 * The purple pitcher plant attracts and captures insects and digests them.

**Climate Overview** is -9 degrees Farenheit
 * Newfoundland and Labrador has warm winters and cool summers due to where they are in comparison to the ocean.
 * The average low temperature in Newfoundland and Labrador in January

**Major Cities**
 * Plancentia is 130 kilometers from the capital, St. Johns
 * St. John's is the oldest Engilsh-founded city in North America.[[image:jsyret/mountpearl[1].jpg width="145" height="136" align="right" caption="Mount Pearl coat of arms"]]
 * Mt. Pearl is the 3rd largest community in Newfoundland and Labrador.

**Sources** **:** //Worldbook Online// and //Wikipedia//