Translation "Njufaundlend" to English

1. A Canadian province on the island of Newfoundland; became Canada's 10th province in 1949.
2. An island in the north Atlantic.
(province) Canadian province on the Atlantic Ocean
Area 405,700 sq km/156,600 sq mi
Capital St John’s
Towns and cities Corner Brook, Gander
Physical Newfoundland island and Labrador on the mainland on the other side of the Straits of Belle Isle; rocky
Features Grand Banks section of the continental shelf rich in cod; home of the Newfoundland and Labrador dogs
Industries newsprint, fish products, hydroelectric power, iron, copper, zinc, uranium, offshore oil
History colonized by Vikings about AD 1000; Newfoundland was reached by the English, under the Italian navigator Giovanni Caboto, 1497. It was the first English colony, established 1583. French settlements were made and British sovereignty was not recognized until 1713; France retained the offshore islands of St Pierre and Miquelon. Internal self-government was achieved 1855. In 1934, as Newfoundland had fallen into financial difficulties, administration was vested in a governor and a special commission. A 1948 referendum favored federation with Canada and the province joined Canada 1949.