Adlavik Islands

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Adlavik Islands
Unincorporated community
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Adlavik Islands
Location of Adnavik in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 54°59′05″N58°47′12″W / 54.9847727°N 58.7867224°W / 54.9847727; -58.7867224 [1]
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Settled1911
Time zone UTC-4 (Atlantic Time)
  Summer (DST) UTC-3 (Atlantic Daylight Time)
Area code 709

Adlavik Islands is a set of islands on the coast of Labrador, northwest on Cape Harrisson. [2] It may have been called Adnavik and a port of call as early as 1911. [3]

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References

  1. "Adlavik Islands". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. Hamilton, William Baillie (1996). Place Names of Atlantic Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 151. ISBN   9780802075703 . Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  3. Geology of Adlavik Island The Department of Natural Resources, Newfoundland Labrador 18-12-2018