The Great Northern Peninsula (or simply just the Northern Peninsula ) is the largest and longest peninsula of Newfoundland , Canada , approximately 270 km long and 90 km wide at its widest point and encompassing an area of 17,483 km . It is defined as that part of Newfoundland from Bonne Bay northwards around Cape Norman and Cape Bauld and thence southwards to the head of White Bay , bounded by the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the west, the Strait of Belle Isle on the north and the Labrador Sea and White Bay on the east.
4-613: Northern Peninsula may refer to: Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada Northern Peninsula Area Region in far northern Queensland, Australia Northern or Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Northern Peninsula . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
8-405: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northern_Peninsula&oldid=1079091538 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Great Northern Peninsula The vast majority of
12-493: The peninsula is located within Division No. 9, Newfoundland and Labrador , except for the southeastern corner, which is part of Subdivision G of Division No. 5, Newfoundland and Labrador . In 1991, the peninsula had 23,854 inhabitants. By 2016, however, the population had decreased to 15,607, further decreased to 14,733 in 2021. St. Anthony is the largest population centre on the peninsula. A ferry service operates at
16-542: The western part of the Strait of Belle Isle between St. Barbe , Newfoundland, and Blanc Sablon , Quebec . The Great Northern Peninsula can be divided into two main topographic areas, the high plateau of the Long Range Mountains and the low-lying coastal areas around which all of settlements can be found. The Long Range Mountains are a mixture of steep mountain valleys with spectacular fjords leading to
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