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Most people write off Newfoundland and Labrador as just a cold, isolated corner of Canada—but they are missing out on some of the most bizarre geography on Earth. This is a place where you are physically closer to London, England, than to Vancouver, British Columbia. It’s also a place where a quick day trip will drop you straight into the country of France. From a crater used by NASA to simulate the Moon to the windiest city in North America, here are 15 incredible geography facts you never knew about Canada’s easternmost province.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:29 - Separated by Water, Bound by History
01:16 - Walking on the Earth's Mantle in Newfoundland
03:49 - The Ancient Fjords of the Torngat Mountains
04:36 - NASA's Lunar Training Ground in Labrador
05:30 - An Island Completely Free of Snakes
06:44 - The Vikings Beat Columbus by 500 Years
07:33 - North America's Oldest Burial Mound
08:25 - The World's First Industrial Whaling Capital
09:11 - Captain James Cook's Masterpiece of Cartography
10:10 - The Birth of Global Telecommunications
10:59 - A Staggering Land-to-Population Divide
11:47 - The Unresolved Quebec-Labrador Border
12:38 - Taking a Day Trip to Europe
13:23 - Closer to London Than to Vancouver
14:07 - A Global Superpower of Wind Energy
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