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Forteau

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Forteau

Land area7.44 km²
Coordinates51.47°, -56.96°

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City facts

Area
7.44 km²

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Overview

Forteau is a town in southern Labrador, an area of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 377 as of the Canada 2021 Census.

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History & geography

History

The end of war with France and America saw the growth of trade between Jersey and the New World, especially Canada. By 1763, around a third of the fish being exported from Conception Bay was carried by Jersey vessels. In the 1780s, a number of Jersey families settled permanently, such as the de Quettevilles in Forteau.

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Geography

Latitude
51.4722
Longitude
-56.9581
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

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Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
29,470
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Black-backed Gull
    Larus marinus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,040
  • American herring gull, Smithsonian Gull
    Larus smithsonianus Coues, 1862 · Aves
    1,612
  • Fox Sparrow
    Passerella iliaca (Merrem, 1786) · Aves
    924
  • American Robin
    Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    893
  • Common Eider
    Somateria mollissima (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    774
  • American Crow
    Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
    727
  • Ring-billed Gull
    Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves
    703
  • American Black Duck
    Anas rubripes Brewster, 1902 · Aves
    702

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).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

R
Reverend Simon Gibbons
Canadian priest (1851-1896)
S
Stelman Flynn
Canadian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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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.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
186
Avg daily Wikipedia views
6
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Forteau

Geology of the Southern Coast of Labrador From Forteau Bay to Cape Porcupine, Newfoundland (Report and Map)
Geological Survey of Canada. · 1951
Survey of the Inshore Marine Resources of Forteau Bay, L'anse au Loup Bay, Pinware Bay and Red Bay, Labrador with Particular Emphasis on Shellfish, Sea Urchins and Seaweed
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Marine Sciences Research Laboratory. · 1974
A survey of the inshore marine resources of Forteau Bay, L'Anse au Loup Bay, Pinware Bay and Red Bay, Labrador
G. L. Fletcher · 1974
A survey of the Inshore Marine resources of Forteau Bay, L'anse au Loup Bay, Pinware Bay and Red Bay, Labrador with particular emphasis on shellfish, sea urchins and seaweed
G. L. Fletcher · 1974

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Official Identifiers

StatCan — Statistics Canada

SGC code
1010005
Population (Wikidata)
409
Wikidata
Q3078398

Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • StatCan — Statistics Canada — Standard Geographical Classification (SGC) via Wikidata P3012