Old Perlican

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Old Perlican

Total population

661

Coordinates48.09°, -53.00°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Old Perlican is a fishing village on the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. Incorporated in 1791, it is one of the oldest fishing communities in Newfoundland; it served as the major fishing station in Trinity Bay for migratory fisherman from England in the 17th century.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in Newfoundland and Labrador

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  6 mi away
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• Northern Bay
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• Hant's Harbour
  12.9 mi away · pop. 346
• Small Point - Broad Cove - Blackhead - Adams Cove
  17.2 mi away · pop. 389
• Salmon Cove
  22.2 mi away
• Victoria
  24.3 mi away · pop. 1,764
• Port Rexton
  25.9 mi away
• Bauline
  26.4 mi away
• Carbonear
  26.8 mi away · pop. 4,739
• Heart's Desire
  27.8 mi away
• Wabana
  30.7 mi away

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Recently spotted species

Polar Six-rayed Star

Leptasterias polaris

Seen 2026-09-16

swamp birch

Betula pumila

Seen 2026-09-11

balsam fir

Abies balsamea

Seen 2026-09-11

cinnamon fern

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Seen 2026-09-11

Bog Labrador Tea

Rhododendron groenlandicum

Seen 2026-09-11

American mountain ash

Sorbus americana

Seen 2026-09-11

green alder

Alnus alnobetula

Seen 2026-09-11

Lingonberry

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Seen 2026-09-11

Canadian bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

Seen 2026-09-11

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

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