Catalina ( )
is a community located on the eastern side of the
Bonavista Peninsula
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, in the province of
Newfoundland and Labrador
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,
Canada
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. Catalina adjoins the union town of
Port Union, the town built for and home to the
Fisherman's Union Company established by Sir
William Coaker.
The name of the town is purported by
E.S. Seary to derive from the
French ''Havre Sainte-Katherine'' which was later changed to the
Spanish
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* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
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...
name ''Cataluna''.
Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador
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, Volume one, page 382
In 2005 Catalina was amalgamated with
Little Catalina,
Melrose and
Port Union to form the town of
Trinity Bay North.
Transportation
Highway 230 (Discovery Trail/Cabot Street) and
237 (Church Street) are the main routes to and from Catalina.
See also
*
List of communities in Newfoundland and Labrador
This article lists unincorporated communities of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Incorporated towns and cities are incorporated municipalities and can be found on List of municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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References
Populated coastal places in Canada
Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
Former towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
Trinity Bay North
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