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Horse Islands Destination Guide

Delve into Horse Islands in Canada

Horse Islands in the region of Newfoundland and Labrador is a city in Canada - some 980 mi or ( 1578 km ) East of Ottawa , the country's capital .

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Current time in Horse Islands is now 12:47 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/St Johns " with a UTC offset of -2.5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Saint-Pierre, Miquelon, and Saint John's. While being here, make sure to check out Saint-Pierre . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Horse Islands ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Horse Islands (Newfoundland and Labrador)

Horse Islands is the name of a resettled fishing community on one of the two islands that also bears its name, situated off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Horse Island was the scene of a terrific accident of a Hollywood movie gone awry. Horse Islands located off the tip of the Baie Verte Peninsula, are two islands. Western Island the smaller of the two and Eastern Island about three times the size of the former. They are sometimes referred to as St. Barbe Islands.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 50.21 -55.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Islands of Newfoundland and Labrador, Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador

Pacquet

Pacquet ("hideaway" in French) is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 184 in the Canada 2011 Census. Located in White Bay, on the Baie Verte Peninsula in North-Eastern Newfoundland, it was surveyed in 1801 by Capt. Edgell, Edgell Island being his namesake. It is not known for certain when Pacquet was first settled.

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Located at 50.00 -55.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador

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