Cook's Harbour

Cook's Harbour
Town
Coordinates: 51°36′28″N 55°51′50″W / 51.60778°N 55.86389°W / 51.60778; -55.86389
Country  Canada
Province  Newfoundland and Labrador
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 76
Time zone Newfoundland Time (UTC-3:30)
  Summer (DST) Newfoundland Daylight (UTC-2:30)
Area code(s) 709

Cook's Harbour is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 176 in the Canada 2011 Census.[1]

Cook's Harbour was named by Captain James Cook in 1764, during his survey of Newfoundland.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Corrections and updates: Population and dwelling count amendments, 2011 Census". Statistics Canada. February 14, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  2. "Cook's Harbour". Land of First Contact. 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-10.

Coordinates: 51°36′28″N 55°51′50″W / 51.60778°N 55.86389°W / 51.60778; -55.86389


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/13/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.