Exploits, Newfoundland and Labrador

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A harbour in the community of Exploits, located on an island in Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland. Exploits, Burnt Island, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland, Canada.jpg
A harbour in the community of Exploits, located on an island in Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland.

Exploits was a community located on Burnt Island, Newfoundland, Canada. Its strategic location made it an ideal hub for sealing, fishing, and trading with Labrador. But by the late 1960s, the community had been largely resettled. Today, the community only consists of seasonal residents. [1]

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  1. "Exploits".

Coordinates: 49°31′00″N55°04′00″W / 49.51667°N 55.06667°W / 49.51667; -55.06667