Cape St. George, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Cape St. George is a headland and community of the same name, located at the southwestern tip of the Port au Port Peninsula
on the Canadian
island of Newfoundland.
The headland marks the northwestern limit of St. George's Bay.
The town is associated with the Franco-Newfoundlander
community, and may also be referred to as Cap Saint-Georges in French
.
Port au Port Peninsula
The Port au Port Peninsula is a peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Roughly triangular in shape, it is located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland.-Geography:...
on the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
island of Newfoundland.
The headland marks the northwestern limit of St. George's Bay.
The town is associated with the Franco-Newfoundlander
Franco-Newfoundlander
Franco-Newfoundlanders, also known as Franco-Terreneuvians in English or Franco-Terreneuviens in French, are francophone and/or French Canadian residents of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador...
community, and may also be referred to as Cap Saint-Georges in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
.
External links
- Cape St George http://www.benoitfirstnation.ca/town_capest_george.html