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Frenchman's Cove (Portland Parish, Jamaica)
Frenchman's Cove may refer to several geographical places. Australia * The old name of La Perouse, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney. Canada * Frenchman's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, a town on Burin Peninsula, Canada. ** Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park, on Burin Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. * a community in Humber Arm South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Jamaica * Frenchman's Cove Resort, Jamaica. {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Perouse, New South Wales
La Perouse is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The suburb of La Perouse is located about southeast of the Sydney central business district, in the City of Randwick. The La Perouse peninsula is the northern headland of Botany Bay. It is notable for its old military outpost at Bare Island and the Kamay Botany Bay National Park. Congwong Bay Beach, Little Congwong Beach, and the beach at Frenchmans Bay provide protected swimming areas in Botany Bay. La Perouse is one of few Sydney suburbs with a French name, others being Sans Souci and Vaucluse. Kurnell is located opposite, on the southern headland of Botany Bay. History La Perouse was known as "Gooriwal" to the Muruora-dial people of the area. The Gameygal or Kameygal clan of the Dharawal people probably lived between the mouth of the Cooks River and present-day La Perouse, including the La Perouse area. La Perouse was named after the French navigator Jean-François de Galau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frenchman's Cove, Newfoundland And Labrador
Frenchman's Cove is a town on the west coast of Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It had a population of 159 in the Canada 2021 Census, a drop from 172 in 2011. The town has been inhabited since before 1836, the earliest known documentation about it, when it appeared in the first Newfoundland Census. According to local folklore and tradition, the first settlers were named Cleuetts and were of French origin. The small-boat inshore fishery was the economic mainstay of the area until the late 1800s when did men went work on the schooners operating from Grand Bank. Residents also grew turnips, cabbages, and potatoes, as well as hay for their horses, cattle, sheep, and chickens. Nearby Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park, is next to a large barachois, sand and mud flats, mixed forest, and tidal lagoons. Wildlife in the area includes sea and terrestrial birds, including Canada Geese. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park
Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park, is a provincial park located on the west side of the Burin Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. See also *List of Newfoundland and Labrador parks *List of Canadian provincial parks This is a list of all provincial/territorial parks and other provincial/territorial protected areas in Canada. Alberta Alberta's provincial parks and protected areas are managed by Alberta Parks and Alberta Government's ministry of Alberta ... External linksFrenchman's Cove Provincial Park Newfoundland Provincial Parks website Provincial parks of Newfoundland and Labrador {{Canada-protected-area-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humber Arm South
Humber Arm South is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 1,537 in the Canada 2021 Census. The Town's Post Office is located in the section of the town referred to as Benoit's Cove. Humber Arm South is located in the Bay of Islands, and is in the Humber-Bay of Islands electoral district. History The Town of Humber Arm South consists of people who resettled from Wood's Island and several former communities in the area. Some of those communities still exist within the incorporated municipality, which includes: * Frenchman's Cove is subsection of the town and a formerly independent, unincorporated town. It had a population of 166 in the Canada 2006 Census. The area has been inhabited since before 1836, the earliest known documentation about it, when it appeared in the first Newfoundland Census. According to local folklore and tradition, the first settlers were named Cluetts and were of French origin. The small-boat inshore fish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
