Burin Peninsula

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The Burin Peninsula is a large, rugged landform on the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada, known for its fishing communities and proximity to the French islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Burin Peninsula canonical 70
Burin Peninsula region 9

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (77)

Predicate Object
instanceOf peninsula ⓘ
adjacentTo Saint Pierre and Miquelon ⓘ
administrativeDivision Burin Peninsula region ⓘ
linked to: Burin Peninsula
climate maritime climate ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
currentEconomicActivity seafood processing ⓘ
service industries ⓘ
shipbuilding and fabrication (Marystown) ⓘ
geologicalCharacteristic numerous coves and inlets ⓘ
rugged, glaciated terrain ⓘ
hasBodyOfWaterNearby Fortune Bay ⓘ
Placentia Bay ⓘ
St. Lawrence Bay ⓘ
hasCulturalFeature Newfoundland English dialects ⓘ
strong outport fishing culture ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution College of the North Atlantic – Burin campus ⓘ
College of the North Atlantic – Marystown campus ⓘ
hasEvent Burin Peninsula festivals and community days (various towns) ⓘ
hasFerryConnectionTo Saint Pierre and Miquelon (via Fortune) ⓘ
hasIndustry mining (historically in St. Lawrence fluorspar mines) ⓘ
hasSettlement Bay L'Argent ⓘ
Bay de L'Eau ⓘ
Boat Harbour ⓘ
Burin ⓘ
English Harbour East ⓘ
Fortune ⓘ
Frenchman's Cove ⓘ
Garnish ⓘ
Gaultois (regionally associated by ferry links) ⓘ
Grand Bank ⓘ
linked to: Burin-Grand Bank

Grand le Pierre ⓘ
Harbour Mille ⓘ
Jacques Fontaine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jean de Baie ⓘ
Lamaline ⓘ
Lawn ⓘ
Little Bay East ⓘ
linked to: Little Bay

Lord's Cove ⓘ
Marystown ⓘ
Parker's Cove ⓘ
Point May ⓘ
Point au Gaul ⓘ
Red Harbour ⓘ
Rock Harbour ⓘ
Rushoon ⓘ
Spanish Room ⓘ
St. Lawrence ⓘ
Terrenceville ⓘ
Winterland ⓘ
hasTransportation Route 210 ⓘ
Route 211 ⓘ
Route 220 ⓘ
historicalEconomicActivity inshore cod fishery ⓘ
offshore fishing ⓘ
historicalEvent St. Lawrence mining disasters (20th century, associated region) ⓘ
historicalLanguage French (in some communities) ⓘ
knownFor fishing communities ⓘ
proximity to Saint Pierre and Miquelon ⓘ
rugged coastline ⓘ
language English ⓘ
largestTown Marystown ⓘ
locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
locatedOn island of Newfoundland ⓘ
south coast of Newfoundland ⓘ
locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Gulf of St. Lawrence ⓘ
nearbyGeographicFeature Fortune Bay – Cape La Hune Wilderness Reserve (regionally nearby) ⓘ
nearbyIslands Langlade ⓘ
Miquelon ⓘ
linked to: Miquelon-Langlade

Saint Pierre ⓘ
linked to: Saint Pierre Island
partOf Avalon Peninsula region isthmus area (geologically connected) ⓘ
Census Division No. 2, Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
politicalRepresentation federal riding of Random—Burin—St. George's (historical) ⓘ
provincial districts including Burin-Grand Bank and Placentia West-Bellevue ⓘ
province Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
separatedFromBy Saint Pierre and Miquelon Sound ⓘ
timeZone Newfoundland Time Zone ⓘ

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Referenced by (79)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Placentia Bay → borderedBy → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Eastern Newfoundland → contains → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
subject linked to: eastern Newfoundland
Marystown → locatedOn → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Marystown → region → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Burin → locatedIn → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Burin → locatedInGeographicFeature → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Burin Peninsula → administrativeDivision → Burin Peninsula region ⓘ
linked to: Burin Peninsula
Burin Peninsula Highway junction area → serves → Burin Peninsula region ⓘ
linked to: Burin Peninsula
Burin—Burgeo → namedAfter → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Burin—Burgeo → contains → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Spanish Room → locatedIn → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Beau Bois → locatedIn → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Beau Bois → region → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Creston South → locatedOn → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Creston South → hasPrimaryEconomicRegion → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Creston South → partOf → Burin Peninsula region ⓘ
linked to: Burin Peninsula
Route 210 → locatedIn → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Route 210 → regionServed → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Burin-Grand Bank → region → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Town of St. Lawrence → locatedOn → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Town of St. Lawrence → region → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Fortune → locatedIn → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Lamaline → locatedIn → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Lawn → locatedOn → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Lawn → partOf → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Garnish → locatedOn → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Garnish → isPartOf → Burin Peninsula region ⓘ
linked to: Burin Peninsula
Winterland → locatedIn → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Winterland → region → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Rushoon → locatedIn → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Rushoon → partOf → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Red Harbour → locatedIn → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Red Harbour → partOf → Burin Peninsula region ⓘ
linked to: Burin Peninsula
Red Harbour → isLocatedOnPeninsula → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Jean de Baie → locatedOn → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Point May → locatedIn → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Point au Gaul → locatedIn → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
Point au Gaul → locatedInGeographicFeature → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
English Harbour East → locatedIn → Burin Peninsula ⓘ
English Harbour East → locatedInRegion → Burin Peninsula region ⓘ
linked to: Burin Peninsula
Bay L'Argent → locatedIn → Burin Peninsula ⓘ