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Elliston cape bonavista on newfoundland
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 from Bonavista Bay to the north. The nearby town of Bonavista takes its name from this historic landmark.
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- Elliston cape bonavista on newfoundland
- Map of Cape Bonavista Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
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Map of Cape Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
John Cabot may have landed at this site on June 24, 1497 with his second expedition to North America (or at another time in the 15th century). Other Newfoundland locations also claim to be his landing site.
The lighthouse on Cape Bonavista was built in 1843.
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Cape Bonavista Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA