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| Avalon Peninsula |
| Avalon Peninsula, 9220 km2, is a spreading peninsula thrust out into the rich fishing grounds of the north Atlantic, forming the southeast corner of insular Newfoundland. The orientation of the land tends to be... |
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| Boothia Peninsula |
| The Boothia Peninsula, 32 300 km 2, the northernmost tip of mainland North America, juts some 250 km north into the ARCTIC ARCHIPELAGO, separated from SOMERSET ISLAND by BELLOT STRAIT, which is a mere 2 km... |
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| Bruce Peninsula |
| Bruce Peninsula, 100 km long, 38 km wide at base, juts northwest from OWEN SOUND to Tobermory, thus forming GEORGIAN BAY in Lake HURON, Ontario. Composed of NIAGARA ESCARPMENT strata, it has a gentle tilt from the... |
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| Cap des Rosiers, Anse du |
| Anse du Cap des Rosiers [Fr, "cove of the cape of rosebushes"] was named for the many wild rosebushes found there. The cape that forms the bay is a steep and shrub-covered promontory. It is located at... |
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| Cap Wolstenholme |
| Cap Wolstenholme, 384 m high, is an imposing headland marking the western limit of HUDSON STRAIT. The western side of the headland is a perpendicular rampart, which in summer provides a nesting place for swarms of... |
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