st. john's

     

Commercial cod fishing, long a mainstay of this Newfoundland capital, declined to almost nothing by 1990

Trivia about st. john's

  • In 1497 John Cabot visited the area of this Newfoundland capital & named it for a beheaded saint
  • This capital of Newfoundland & Labrador is the eastern starting point of the Trans-Canada Highway
  • This Newfoundland capital is the easternmost terminus of the Trans-Canada Highway
  • It's the provincial capital closest to Europe

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