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  • Goose River West
    This ecoregion covers an area west of Lake Melville in southern Labrador.
  • Precontact and Historic Mining
    The first inhabitants of Newfoundland and Labrador - the Maritime Archaic Indians - quarried local stone as early as 7500 years ago.
  • Launching a Distinctly Newfoundland Book
    A glimpse into the career of James P. Howley (1847-1918), one of Newfoundland's most important geologists of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • Kingurutik/Fraser Rivers
    The Kingurutik/Fraser Rivers ecoregion takes in several other mountainous outcrops, including the Mealy Mountains, south of Lake Melville.
  • 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.
  • Maritime Barrens
    The Maritime Barrens ecoregion extends westward across the southern half of the uplands of Newfoundland to the Long Range Mountains.
  • Mineral Resources in the 1990s
    The mineral industry of Newfoundland and Labrador is critical to the economic health of the province.
  • Natural Environment
    The human history of Newfoundland and Labrador has been strongly influenced by the natural environment, particularly marine resources.
  • Archives Holds Famed Naturalist's Drawings of Newfoundland Birds
    An introduction to the collection of the original pencil drawings of Newfoundland birds done by Roger Tory Peterson during the 1940s.
  • 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.
  • Impacts of "Normal" Climate
    Specific features of the normal Newfoundland and Labrador climate can be either positive (beneficial), or negative (cause difficulties).
  • Northeastern Newfoundland
    The Northeastern Newfoundland ecoregion covers the north shore of Newfoundland from the Northern Peninsula to Bonavista.
  • Northern Peninsula
    The Northern Peninsula ecoregion is located along the forested parts of the coastal lowlands of the Northern Peninsula.
  • Marine Resources Use
    An introduction to the use of marine resources in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Seal Fishery: Equipment, Techniques and Products
    Seal Fishery: Equipment, Techniques, Products--Natural Environment--Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web
  • Seal Fishery in the 20th Century
    Although the sealing industry was in decline at the turn of the century, Newfoundland companies continued to fit out steamers for the hunt.
  • Seal Fishery: Hunting Methods
    Seal Fishery: Hunting Methods--Natural Environment--Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web

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