| Atlantic Provinces ((in)Atlantic Provinces) | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  Canada |
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| Area | 540 087 km² |
| Population | 2 336 537 hab. |
| Density | 4,33 inhab./km² |
| Location | |
 48 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N 62 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ W | |
The Atlantic provinces where the Atlantic provinces are the four provinces located on the east coast of Canada. They include Newfoundland and Labrador as well as maritime provinces who understand thePrince Edward Island, the New Brunswick and the New Scotland.
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The term “Atlantic Provinces” was defined by the Prime Minister of Newfoundland, Joey Smallwood, when the Dominion of Newfoundland joined Canadian Confederation in 1949. Indeed, he found that the maritime provinces formed a distinct cultural and historical entity.
Provinces
.png/450px-Atlantic_regions_(fr).png) Map of the Atlantic provinces of Canada |
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Cities
- 1 Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island) – Capital ofPrince Edward Island and the cradle of Confederation canadian including a story Acadian.
- 2 Corner brook (Newfoundland and Labrador) – City located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland, it is the most populous city of Newfoundland and Labrador out of the Avalon Peninsula.
- 3 Fredericton (New Brunswick) – Capital of New Brunswick on the banks of the Saint John River.
- 4 Halifax (New Scotland) – Capital of New Scotland and largest city in the Atlantic provinces.
- 5 Moncton (New Brunswick) – The only officially bilingual city in Canada with its "Frenglish" dialect called chiac and its history Acadian.
- 6 Saint Jean (Saint John) (New Brunswick) – The oldest incorporated city of Canada and the largest city in New Brunswick.
- 7 St. John's Newfoundland (St. John's) (Newfoundland and Labrador) – One of the oldest towns in theNorth America and the historic capital of the "New World", today the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador.
- 8 Sydney (New Scotland) – Largest city in theCape Breton Island.
- 9 Truro – City of the Center of the New Scotland.
Other destinations
- 1 L'Anse aux Meadows (Newfoundland and Labrador) – Archaeological site located at the northern tip of the Great Northern Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland where vestiges of a village Scandinavian were discovered.
- 2 Fundy National Park (New Brunswick) – Park located on the north shore of the Bay of Fundy featuring a rugged coastline known to have the highest tides in the world and a plateau of steep ravines covered in mixed forest.
- 3 Gros Morne National Park (Newfoundland and Labrador) – Park located on the Western coast of the island of Newfoundland comprising the second highest peak on the island.
- 4 Cape Breton Highlands National Park (New Scotland) – Park located in the North ofCape Breton Island.
- 5 Prince Edward Island National Park – Small national park located in the North ofPrince Edward Island.
- 6 Kejimkujik National Park (New Scotland) – Park located in the Center-South of the New Scotland composed of a mixed forest, streams and shallow lakes also including an annex on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean consisting of a jagged coast with two lagoons and beaches.
- 7 Kouchibouguac National Park (New Brunswick) – Park located on the east coast of New Brunswick composed of barrier islands, dunes, forests, barachois and salt marshes.
- 8 Torngat Mountains National Park (Newfoundland and Labrador) – The most recent of national parks of canada, located in the Northern Labrador.
- 9 Terra-Nova National Park (Newfoundland and Labrador) – Park located on the island of Newfoundland.
