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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

St. John's is a port city on the east coast of Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula, one of the oldest English settlements in North America and a base of the English cod fishery. It was repeatedly attacked in the Anglo-French wars; in the winter of 1696–1697 Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville marched from French Plaisance and destroyed it. It is now the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador.

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/st-johns-newfoundland-and-labrador
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“St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/st-johns-newfoundland-and-labrador. Accessed .
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