Botwood

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Botwood is a small coastal town in central Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, historically known as a key seaport and World War II military base.

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Botwood canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf populated place
town
administrativeDivision Division No. 6, Newfoundland and Labrador
areaCode 709
climate humid continental climate
continent North America
country Canada
countrySubdivision province of Newfoundland and Labrador
governingBody Botwood Town Council
governmentType municipal government
hasAttraction Botwood Flying Boat Museum
Botwood Heritage Park
World War II heritage sites
harbourfront
hasHeritage aviation history
maritime history
military history
hasPort Botwood harbour
historicalIndustry forestry exports
pulp and paper shipping
historicalRole World War II military base
key seaport
language English
locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador
central Newfoundland
locatedOn Bay of Exploits
North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: North Atlantic

coast
militaryUseBy Allied forces
Royal Canadian Air Force
militaryUsePeriod World War II
nearestMajorCentre Grand Falls-Windsor
partOf Exploits Valley
postalCodePrefix A0H
primaryEconomicActivity fishing
service industry
tourism
provinceCapitalDistanceRelation located northwest of St. John’s
region Exploits region
timeZone Newfoundland Time Zone
timeZoneDST Newfoundland Daylight Time
timeZoneDSTUTCOffset UTC−02:30
timeZoneUTCOffset UTC−03:30
transportRole historical shipping hub
usedFor pulp and paper export
seaplane operations
shipping
waterBody Exploits River estuary

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