Matching Articles"Environment" (Total 46)

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  • Arctic Cordillera Ecozone
    Within Labrador, this ecozone occupies the northernmost section.
  • 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.
  • Boreal Shield Ecozone
    The largest ecozone, the Boreal Shield, extends in a broad, U-shape from northern Saskatchewan to Newfoundland.
  • Central Newfoundland
    An article on the Central Newfoundland ecoregion which covers the north-central part of the island of Newfoundland.
  • Climate Applications
    The following examples illustrate the use of long-term climate data for siting, design, and operational planning in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Climate Impacts
    A look at the impact of climate on human activity in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Climate
    Like location, climate has been a decisive factor in shaping the Newfoundland and Labrador experience.
  • 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.
  • Eagle Plateau
    The Eagle Plateau ecoregion comprises the Mealy Mountains and an area south of Lake Melville in southern Labrador.
  • Extreme Climate Impacts
    Impacts of climate extremes such as prolonged ice accretion, abnormally cool, wet summers or snow deficient winters, heavy rainfall, etc.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Kingurutik/Fraser Rivers
    The Kingurutik/Fraser Rivers ecoregion takes in several other mountainous outcrops, including the Mealy Mountains, south of Lake Melville.
  • 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.

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