Matching Articles"Environment" (Total 28)

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  • Agnes Marion Ayre (1890-1940)
    Biography of Agnes Marion Ayre (1890-1940).
  • Avalon Forest
    The Avalon Forest ecoregion is located in the interior of the Avalon Peninsula.
  • Strait of Belle Isle
    The Strait of Belle Isle ecoregion occupies the northern tip of the Northern Peninsula. It is characterized by cool summers and cold winters.
  • Central Newfoundland
    An article on the Central Newfoundland ecoregion which covers the north-central part of the island of Newfoundland.
  • Coastal Barrens
    This ecoregion is composed of islands, exposed headlands, and protected inlets, from Napaktok Bay south to the Strait of Belle Isle.
  • Dimension Stone (Building Stone) in Newfoundland and Labrador
    Dimension stone includes any natural stone that has been quarried and cut or shaped to specified sizes.
  • Drainage Basins
    A drainage basin, or catchment as it is also called, is the part of the land surface that is drained by a single river system.
  • Ecoregions of Labrador
    An interactive map showing the twelve ecoregions of Labrador
  • Ecoregions of Newfoundland
    A look at the the three ecozones of the island of Newfoundland: Southern Boreal, Middle Boreal and Northern Boreal.
  • Fresh Water Environment
    The province of Newfoundland and Labrador has ample fresh water, the source of which is abundant precipitation.
  • Geological Landscape of Newfoundland and Labrador
    Earth scientists from all over the globe visit Newfoundland and Labrador to study some of the oldest rocks in the world.
  • Lake Melville
    This ecoregion is located on the perimeter of Lake Melville. It has humid, cool summers and cold winters.
  • Ancient Uses of Ramah Chert
    Precontact cultures utilized stone for tool making. They appear to have preferred chert, a fine-grained stone composed mainly of silica.
  • Landscape of Newfoundland and Labrador
    The landscape of Newfoundland and Labrador has had a remarkable geological history, formed over many millions of years
  • Long Range Mountains
    This ecoregion is divided into three separate upland areas, extending from the southwestern coast of Newfoundland to its Northern Peninsula.
  • Mecatina River
    This ecoregion extends across the southern Labrador border with Quebec and runs northwest to the southern boundary of the Smallwood Reservoir.
  • New Quebec Central Plateau
    An article on the New Quebec Central Plateau ecoregion which comprises the Kaniapiskau Plateau and a large part of the Lake Plateau to the south and east.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Biosphere
    Newfoundland and Labrador is part of two different types of biomes, the tundra and the taiga.
  • The Newfoundland Story
    Rocks on the Island of Newfoundland are divided into three zones - Western, Central and Eastern.
  • Northeastern Newfoundland
    The Northeastern Newfoundland ecoregion covers the north shore of Newfoundland from the Northern Peninsula to Bonavista.

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