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Current Island

Newfoundland and Labradorhamlet

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Coordinates51.18°, -56.83°

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Overview

Within Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, Current Island stands as a hamlet. Located at 51.183°, -56.833°, Current Island occupies a cool-temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The latitude suggests long cool seasons and short, mild summers. The location receives about 1,035 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 40% of daylight hours. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
51.1833
Longitude
-56.8333
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
11,303
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Black-backed Gull
    Larus marinus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    604
  • American herring gull, Smithsonian Gull
    Larus smithsonianus Coues, 1862 · Aves
    603
  • Common Eider
    Somateria mollissima (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    430
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    404
  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    345
  • Ring-billed Gull
    Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves
    336
  • Greater Yellowlegs
    Tringa melanoleuca (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    328
  • Fox Sparrow
    Passerella iliaca (Merrem, 1786) · Aves
    264

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.83
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,035

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
46
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Current Island

Directions for navigating on part of the south coast of Newfoundland
James Cook · 1987

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Red Admiral
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Seen 2026-09-12
Autumn Hawkbit
Autumn Hawkbit
Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Seen 2026-09-10
Zigzag Darner
Zigzag Darner
Aeshna sitchensis
Seen 2026-08-27
Ruddy Turnstone
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Seen 2026-08-26
Greater Yellowlegs
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Seen 2026-08-26
Potato Mirid
Potato Mirid
Closterotomus norwegicus
Seen 2026-08-17
Bulrush Sedge
Bulrush Sedge
Carex scirpoidea
Seen 2026-08-17
hair-like sedge
hair-like sedge
Carex capillaris
Seen 2026-08-17
Common Rough Woodlouse
Common Rough Woodlouse
Porcellio scaber
Seen 2026-08-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library