Seal Cove (Conception Bay South), Newfoundland And Labrador

	Seal Cove (Conception Bay South), Newfoundland And Labrador Seal Cove may refer to: * Battle of Seal Cove, a minor naval action west of Lively Island during the 1982 Falklands war * Seal Cove (Conception Bay South), Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * Seal Cove (Fortune Bay), Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * Seal Cove (White Bay), Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * Seal Cove Elementary School, a public elementary school in Prince Rupert, British Columbia * Seal Cove, Maine, a village on Mount Desert Island off the coast of the U.S. state of Maine * Prince Rupert/Seal Cove Water Aerodrome Prince Rupert/Seal Cove Water Aerodrome is located adjacent to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada. Inland Air, Ocean Pacific Air, Helijet and Lakelse Air (Universal Helicopters) are users of this aerodrome. It is classified as an aerodrome ... , Canada {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Battle Of Seal Cove The Battle of Seal Cove was a minor naval action west of Lively Island, during the 1982 Falklands War. On the evening of 22 May 1982, while supporting Operation Sutton off San Carlos, Falkland Islands, San Carlos Bay, the British frigates and received orders to stop and seize the Navy of the Argentine Republic, Argentine Navy armed Coastal trading vessel, coastal supply boat ARA ''Monsunen''. Under heavy shelling, the coaster managed to avoid capture by grounding on a nearby inlet. Background The ARA ''Monsunen'' was a 326 Tonnage, ton British coaster vessel owned by the Falkland Islands Company, Falklands Islands Company that had been captured in the course of the 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands, Argentine invasion. The ship was spotted by a Royal Air Force, RAF Hawker Siddeley Harrier, GR.3 Harrier while sailing from Fox Bay towards Stanley, Falkland Islands, Stanley with a cargo of 150 drums of fuel and 250 sacks of flour. Her commander, Captain Jorge Gopcevich-Cane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lively Island Lively Island ( es, Isla Bougainville) is the largest of the Lively Island Group of the Falkland Islands, The island group lies east of East Falkland. Lively Island is the largest rat-free island in the Falklands, hence its importance to birdlife. The island also has a sheep farm. History The Spanish name, "Isla Bougainville" (like Port Louis) is named after the French navigator Louis de Bougainville who established the first settlement in the archipelago in the 1760s. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the island was owned by George Cobb. It was sold after World War I to pay taxes. In the Falklands War the Battle of Seal Cove took place near Lively Island. Seal Cove is a bay in East Falkland directly to the west of the island. Description Lively Island has an area of . Its highest point is . There are several streams and ponds, the largest of which is Enderby Pond, , an important waterfowl site. Lively is rat-free but with a century and a half of grazing little tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Falklands War The Falklands War ( es, link=no, Guerra de las Malvinas) was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The conflict began on 2 April, when Argentina invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands, followed by the invasion of South Georgia the next day. On 5 April, the British government dispatched a naval task force to engage the Argentine Navy and Air Force before making an amphibious assault on the islands. The conflict lasted 74 days and ended with an Argentine surrender on 14 June, returning the islands to British control. In total, 649 Argentine military personnel, 255 British military personnel, and three Falkland Islanders were killed during the hostilities. The conflict was a major episode in the protracted dispute over the territories' sovere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Seal Cove (Conception Bay South), Newfoundland And Labrador Seal Cove may refer to: * Battle of Seal Cove, a minor naval action west of Lively Island during the 1982 Falklands war * Seal Cove (Conception Bay South), Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * Seal Cove (Fortune Bay), Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * Seal Cove (White Bay), Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * Seal Cove Elementary School, a public elementary school in Prince Rupert, British Columbia * Seal Cove, Maine, a village on Mount Desert Island off the coast of the U.S. state of Maine * Prince Rupert/Seal Cove Water Aerodrome Prince Rupert/Seal Cove Water Aerodrome is located adjacent to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada. Inland Air, Ocean Pacific Air, Helijet and Lakelse Air (Universal Helicopters) are users of this aerodrome. It is classified as an aerodrome ... , Canada {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Seal Cove (Fortune Bay), Newfoundland And Labrador Seal Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on Fortune Bay. The town had a population of 100 in the 2021 Census. The population of Seal Cove, Fortune Bay has fallen to approximately 100 largely due to outmigration for education and other work-related pursuits. The town was incorporated in 1972. Historically, residents earned a living by fishing and logging for the large pulp and paper companies located in Central and Western parts of the province. In recent years there has been a greater dependency on work in the construction industry. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Seal Cove had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. See also * List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador * Newfoundland outport An outport is the term given for a small coastal co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Seal Cove (White Bay), Newfoundland And Labrador Seal Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on White Bay. The town has had a stable population of just over 300 for more than a decade. Seal Cove is a picturesque small town located on the White Bay shore of the Baie Verte Peninsula in the northern portion of Southern Arm. The town is home to 300 friendly inhabitants that work mainly in fishing, mining, forestry industries. There is a small general store, school, and church. A trip to the local wharf will generally bring out some locals for a friendly yarn. Seal Cove is home to The Bond Site Lookout, named in honor of DR. Bond the founder of the lookout and constructor of the initial trail in 1981. Dr Bond was a dentist working at the Baie Verte Hospital who had a passion for hand gliding. He discovered the hill while visiting friends in the town of Seal Cove. In the fall and winter of 1981, he constructed a trail to the top of the hill. On June 19, 1982, Dr. Bond took his first flight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Seal Cove Elementary School School District 52 Prince Rupert is a school district in British Columbia, serving the communities of Prince Rupert, Port Edward, Metlakatla, and Hartley Bay (the Gitga’at First Nation), which are within the territory of the Ts’msyen Nation. The school district offers a school-based Sm'álgyax language program to enhance the cultural identity and school achievement of aboriginal students. The district's office of First Nation Educational Services has gained a reputation for leading the establishment of academic credibility with respect to First Nations inclusion. Water On January 20, 2020, Northern Health had the district discontinue the use of school drinking fountains. Accordingly, the district distributes bottled water Bottled water is drinking water (e.g., well water, distilled water, mineral water, or spring water) packaged in plastic or glass water bottles. Bottled water may be carbonated or not. Sizes range from small single serving bottles to lar .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Seal Cove, Maine Tremont is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. It is located on the southwestern side of Mount Desert Island, known to locals as "the quiet side." Tremont includes the villages of Bass Harbor (or McKinley), Bernard, Gotts Island, Seal Cove and West Tremont. Part of Acadia National Park lies within the town. Bass Harbor is the terminus for the Swan's Island ferry and the Frenchboro ferry. The population was 1,544 at the 2020 census. History Settled in 1762, it was incorporated on June 3, 1848 as Mansel, the name given the island by John Winthrop's company of emigrants to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. Two months later, on August 8 it was renamed Tremont, which means "three mountains" in French. By 1880, when the population was 2,011, the town had a sawmill, shipyard, gristmill, shingle mill and brickyard. Fishing and fish curing were the principal industries. Today, tourism is important to the economy. Geography According to the United States Census ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island (MDI; french: Île des Monts Déserts) in Hancock County, Maine, is the largest island off the coast of Maine. With an area of it is the 52nd-largest island in the United States, the sixth-largest island in the contiguous United States, and the second-largest island on the Eastern Seaboard, behind Long Island and ahead of Martha's Vineyard. According to the 2010 census, the island has a year-round population of 10,615. In 2017, an estimated 3.5 million tourists visited Acadia National Park on MDI. The island is home to numerous well-known summer colonies such as Northeast Harbor and Bar Harbor. Origin of the name Some residents stress the second syllable ( ) in the French fashion, while others pronounce it like the English common noun ''desert'' ( ). French explorer Samuel de Champlain's observation that the summits of the island's mountains were free of vegetation as seen from the sea led him to call the island (meaning ''island of barren mountains'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest, respectively. The largest state by total area in New England, Maine is the 12th-smallest by area, the 9th-least populous, the 13th-least densely populated, and the most rural of the 50 U.S. states. It is also the northeasternmost among the contiguous United States, the northernmost state east of the Great Lakes, the only state whose name consists of a single syllable, and the only state to border exactly one other U.S. state. Approximately half the area of Maine lies on each side of the 45th parallel north in latitude. The most populous city in Maine is Portland, while its capital is Augusta. Maine has traditionally been known for its jagged, rocky Atlantic Ocean and bayshore coastlines; smoothly contoured mountains; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]