The Headland of Point Riche is located near the community of
Port au Choix
Port au Choix or Port aux Choix (,
; from misanalyzed to mean 'choice port', from eu, Portutxoa , meaning 'little port') is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducte ...
on the
Great Northern Peninsula
The Great Northern Peninsula ( Inuttitut: ''Ikkarumiklua'') is the largest and longest peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada, approximately 270 km long and 90 km wide at its widest point and encompassing an area of 17,483 km2. It is def ...
of the island of
Newfoundland in the
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
province of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic Canada, Atlantic region. The province comprises t ...
. Point Riche to
Cape Bonavista
Cape Bonavista is a headland located on the east coast of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located at the northeastern tip of the Bonavista Peninsula, which separates Trinity Bay to the south ...
was the defining points of coastline where the
French could fish around the coast of Newfoundland which is called the
French Shore
The French Shore (French language, French: ''Côte française de Terre-Neuve''), also called The Treaty Shore, resulted from the 1713 ratifications of the Treaty of Utrecht. The provisions of the treaty allowed the French to fish in season along t ...
. The point is marked by the
Point Riche Lighthouse.
Notes
External links
Point Riche Lighthouse- Lighthouse Friends
Headlands of Newfoundland and Labrador
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