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Locks Cove was a settlement located three miles west of St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador, in Canada. The first postmistress was Gladys Rachel Elliott in 1955. It had a population of 66 in 1956.
Coordinates: 51°20′N55°57′W / 51.333°N 55.950°W
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The Gulf of Saint Lawrence is the outlet of the North American Great Lakes via the Saint Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean. The gulf is a semi-enclosed sea, covering an area of about 226,000 square kilometres (87,000 sq mi) and containing about 34,500 cubic kilometres (8,300 cu mi) of water, which results in an average depth of 152 metres (499 ft).
The Strait of Belle Isle is a waterway in eastern Canada that separates the Labrador Peninsula from the island of Newfoundland, in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Belle Isle is an uninhabited island a little more than 15 miles (25km) off the coast of Labrador and a little less than 20 miles north of Newfoundland at the Atlantic entrance to the Strait of Belle Isle which takes its name. Named by French explorer Jacques Cartier, the island lies on the shortest shipping lane between the Great Lakes and Europe, and also on the main north–south shipping route to Hudson Bay and the Northwest Territories. The northern terminus of the International Appalachian Trail is located on Belle Isle.
Red Bay is a fishing village in Labrador, notable as one of the most precious underwater archaeological sites in the Americas. Between 1530 and the early 17th century, it was a major Basque whaling area. Several whaling ships, both large galleons and small chalupas, sank there, and their discovery led to the designation of Red Bay in 2013 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
St. Anthony is a town on the northern reaches of the Great Northern Peninsula of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. St. Anthony serves as a main service centre for northern Newfoundland and southern Labrador. St. Anthony and surrounding area has an approximate population of 4,330. The population of the town itself was 2,258 in 2016, compared with 2,418 in 2011, 2,476 in 2006 and 2,730 in 2001.
Labrador City is a town in western Labrador, near the Quebec border with a population of 7,220 as of 2016. Neighbouring Labrador City is Wabush, a smaller town with a population of approximately 1,906 as of 2016. Together, the "twin towns" are known as Labrador West.
Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair is a provincial electoral district for the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. As of 2011, there are 3,131 eligible voters living within the district.
Quirpon is a small, picturesque community situated on the northern tip of the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is the most northerly sheltered harbour on the island. This area was historically called "Ikkereitsock" by the Inuit.
Cape Norman is a barren, limestone headland located at the northernmost point of insular Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Little Burnt Bay is a small coastal community outside Embree and Lewisporte. In 2016, the population was 281, down 4.4. percent from 2011.
Goose Cove East is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 174 in the Canada 2016 Census.
Irishtown-Summerside is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located about 2 miles north of Corner Brook. The Post Office was established on March 1, 1965 and the first Postmistress was Blanch Anderson. The town had a population of 1,418 in the Canada 2016 Census. This contiguous settlement was formerly two separate villages, one of which was known originally as Petipas Cove. Two smaller settlements were formerly both separately reported in the census.
Main Brook is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 243 in the Canada 2016 Census.
St. Lunaire-Griquet is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town is located near the northern tip of the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland. The town had a population of 604 in the Canada 2016 Census.
Hay Cove is a small settlement on the White Bay of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Aaron Cove is the name of a bay and a community in the Eagle River district in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Ireland's Bight was a small locality located south west of St. Anthony.
Lobster Cove is a fishing village near Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland.
Chateau Bay is a settlement and bay in Labrador, Canada. Historically it is also sometimes called York Harbour, a name given by James Webb in 1760 when he claimed the harbour for the English. It was surveyed by James Cook in 1763, during his survey of the Strait of Belle Isle aboard HMS Grenville. In August 1766 Joseph Banks arrived in Chateau Bay as a part of a partially scientific journey to study and collect the plants and animals. One of the specimens collected there was the now extinct great auk.