New World Island is an island in Notre Dame Bay

Notre Dame Bay

Notre Dame Bay is a large bay in Newfoundland, Canada. To the south it adjoins the Bay of Exploits.The name, French for Our Lady Bay, dates to at least 1550, and is possibly a French translation of an earlier Portuguese name....

, just off the coast of Newfoundland in 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...

 province of Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

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The island is connected to Newfoundland by a causeway. The prominent communities on the island are Summerford

Summerford, Newfoundland and Labrador

Summerford is a small town on the central coast of Newfoundland in Canada. It is located just off Provincial Route 340, Road to the Isles.The Town of Summerford lies in New World Island, in Notre Dame Bay Newfoundland, Canada and had a population of 976 in the Canada 2006 Census...

, Virgin Arm

Virgin Arm, Newfoundland and Labrador

Virgin Arm–Carter's Cove is a designated place located on New World Island in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The area had a population of 616 in the Canada 2006 Census....

, Hillgrade, Newville

Newville, Newfoundland and Labrador

Newville is a small coastal community on New World Island in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Route 340 in Newfoundland runs through the community. There are no schools or stores within Newville, just a Tourist Information Center that serves the islands of Twillingate and New World Island....

, Cobb's Arm

Cobb's Arm, Newfoundland and Labrador

Cobb's Arm is a community on New World Island in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is located about 8 km outside Newville and leads to other communities such as Pike's Arm and Toogood Arm....

 and Herring Neck

Herring Neck, Newfoundland and Labrador

Herring Neck is a fishing community located at the northeastern extremity of New World Island, Notre Dame Bay of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The community encompasses several small contiguous communities such as Cobb's Arm, Too Good Arm, Ship Island, Merritt's Harbour, Salt Harbour and...

. There are also several small fishing villages on the western end of the island, and some of its land is set aside as Dildo Run Provincial Park

Dildo Run Provincial Park

Dildo Run Provincial Park is a provincial park located on New World Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It was opened to the public in 1967. The nearest major town is Twillingate. There are 55 campsites, each with a picnic table, fireplace, garbage can, and room for a vehicle. Fifteen...

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A prevailing theory holds that the island's name commemorates the 1523–24 expedition of Giovanni da Verrazzano that visited the coast of Newfoundland (among other places) and established the coast to be part of the New World

New World

The New World is one of the names used for the Western Hemisphere, specifically America and sometimes Oceania . The term originated in the late 15th century, when America had been recently discovered by European explorers, expanding the geographical horizon of the people of the European middle...

 rather than Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

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