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Agnes Marion Ayre (1890-1940)

Biography of Agnes Marion Ayre (1890-1940).
Arctic Cordillera Ecozone

Within Labrador, this ecozone occupies the northernmost section.
Boreal Shield Ecozone

The largest ecozone, the Boreal Shield, extends in a broad, U-shape from northern Saskatchewan to Newfoundland.
Costs Table of Geological Hazards

Table of the Costs of Newfoundland and Labrador's Geological Hazards
Costs of Geological Hazards

Estimating the cost of geological hazards is extremely difficult.
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.
Eagle Plateau

The Eagle Plateau ecoregion comprises the Mealy Mountains and an area south of Lake Melville in southern Labrador.
Ecozones of Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador can be divided into three ecozones: Artic Cordillera, Tiaga Shield, and Boreal Shield.
Fresh Water Environment

The province of Newfoundland and Labrador has ample fresh water, the source of which is abundant precipitation.
Goose River West

This ecoregion covers an area west of Lake Melville in southern Labrador.
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.
Maritime Barrens

The Maritime Barrens ecoregion extends westward across the southern half of the uplands of Newfoundland to the Long Range Mountains.
Newfoundland and Labrador Biosphere

Newfoundland and Labrador is part of two different types of biomes, the tundra and the taiga.
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
Taiga Shield Ecozone

The Taiga Shield Ecozone is located on both sides of Hudson Bay, with the eastern portion running into Labrador.
Commercial Whaling in Newfoundland and Labrador to 1900

Shortly after Cabot's discovery of North America, seasonal whaling stations were established on the Labrador side of the Strait of Belle Isle.
20th Century Commercial Whaling in Newfoundland and Labrador

The Commercial whaling industry in Newfoundland and Labrador during the 20th century

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