St. Lawrence

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St. Lawrence is a small coastal town on the Burin Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, historically known for its fishing industry and fluorspar mining.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
country Canada
governingBody St. Lawrence Town Council
hasAreaCode 709
hasClimate maritime climate
hasCoastalFeature St. Lawrence Harbour
linked to: St. Lawrence Bay
hasCoastType rugged coastline
hasDemographicCharacteristic small population
hasEconomicActivity service sector
small-scale fisheries
hasEconomicHistory company-owned fluorspar mines
inshore fishery
offshore fishery
hasEconomicResource fluorite
hasEconomicTransition closure of fluorspar mines
decline of traditional fishing industry
hasHistoricalEconomicImportance regional fishing port
regional mining centre
hasHistoricalPeriodOfMining 20th century
hasMajorIndustry fishing
mining
hasMiningType open-pit mining
underground mining
hasNearbyBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
hasNearbyRegion Fortune Bay
Placentia Bay
hasPostalCodePrefix A0E
hasPrimaryLanguage English
hasProvince Newfoundland and Labrador
hasProvinceAbbreviation NL
hasRegionType coastal community
hasSettlementStatus incorporated town
hasSettlementType town
hasTransportationLink Route 220
historicallyKnownFor fishing industry
fluorspar mining
locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador
locatedInCountrySubdivision Island of Newfoundland
locatedInGeographicRegion Atlantic Canada
locatedInMunicipalUnit Division No. 2, Newfoundland and Labrador
locatedInRegion Southeastern Newfoundland
locatedInTimeZone Newfoundland Time Zone
locatedOn Atlantic coast
Burin Peninsula
minedResource fluorspar
partOf Burin Peninsula

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