Matching Articles"Environment" (Total 7)

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  • 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.
  • Fresh Water Environment
    The province of Newfoundland and Labrador has ample fresh water, the source of which is abundant precipitation.
  • Precontact and Historic Mining
    The first inhabitants of Newfoundland and Labrador - the Maritime Archaic Indians - quarried local stone as early as 7500 years ago.
  • Manuels Pyrophyllite Mine
    The Avalon Peninsula has a long history of mining activity. This includes a small mine near Manuels, Conception Bay, known as The Talc Mine.
  • Mineral Resources in the 1990s
    The mineral industry of Newfoundland and Labrador is critical to the economic health of the province.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Biosphere
    Newfoundland and Labrador is part of two different types of biomes, the tundra and the taiga.
  • Precontact Soapstone Mining
    Soapstone has been and continues to be an important cultural element in many native societies.

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