Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Harbour_Grace,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador,_Canada
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:town
gptkbp:area approximately 31.95 km²
gptkbp:areaCode 709
gptkbp:climate humid continental
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:demographics predominantly English-speaking
gptkbp:distanceFromStJohns about 100 km west of St. John's
gptkbp:elevation 10 m
gptkbp:founded circa 1517
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Harbour_Grace_Town_Council
gptkbp:hasAirport gptkb:Harbour_Grace_Airport
gptkbp:hasFestival gptkb:Harbour_Grace_Regatta
gptkb:Pirate_Festival
gptkbp:hasHarbor gptkb:Harbour_Grace_Harbour
gptkbp:hasHospital Carbonear General Hospital (nearby)
gptkbp:hasLandmark gptkb:St._Paul's_Anglican_Church
gptkb:Conception_Bay_Museum
gptkb:Harbour_Grace_Courthouse
Harbour Grace Airstrip
gptkbp:hasLibrary gptkb:Harbour_Grace_Public_Library
gptkbp:hasMuseum gptkb:Conception_Bay_Museum
gptkbp:hasSchool gptkb:St._Francis_School
Harbour Grace Primary School
gptkbp:historicalEvent site of pirate Peter Easton's fort
one of the oldest towns in North America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
gptkbp:incorporated 1945
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Avalon_Peninsula
gptkbp:mainIndustry fishing
shipbuilding
tourism
gptkbp:mayor gptkb:Don_Coombs
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Progressa_Constantia
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Amelia_Earhart's_1932_solo_transatlantic_flight_departure
gptkb:Harbour_Grace_airstrip
historic aviation events
gptkbp:notablePerson Robert Bond (former Prime Minister of Newfoundland)
Amelia Earhart (departed from here)
John C. Crosbie (politician)
Peter Easton (pirate)
William Carson (reformer)
gptkbp:population approximately 3,000 (2021 census)
gptkbp:populationPeak over 11,000 in the 19th century
gptkbp:postalCode A0A 2M0
gptkbp:province gptkb:Newfoundland_and_Labrador
gptkbp:region gptkb:Conception_Bay
gptkbp:sisterCity Harbour Grace, Nova Scotia
gptkbp:sportsTeam gptkb:CeeBee_Stars_(hockey)
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:Newfoundland_Time_Zone
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:St._Paul's_Anglican_Cemetery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8