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Smith Sound, Newfoundland and Labrador

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the site of an 1850s brick plant at the head of Smith Sound, along with British Harbour, also at the head of Smith Sound, but now an abandoned community, as is Popes (or Pope's) Harbour. Other communities included Britannia, Lower Lance Cove, and Petly (now Petley), Random Island's second largest community, a merger of two original communities of Upper Lance Cove and Aspen cove). George's Brook was settled early on, around 1862, after John Pelley started a saw mill. King's Cove was renamed
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Brattey says the water remains the coldest that the department has ever recorded in the area, and some fish will continue to die. He says tests show some of the cod have an anti-freeze protein, while others don't. Otherwise, the dead cod appears to have been healthy up until it was instantly frozen
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On the north shore of Smith Sound, across from Britannia, lies Nut Cove, the site of a slate quarry run by three brothers, William Carberry, George Carberry and Jubal Carberry, during 1850-1900. Approximately 100 years later, it became better known as the inclement-weather crash site of an American
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Permanent residents settled in during the 1850s through 1870s. In addition to the fishery industry, others were involved in sawmilling and slate quarrying. Towns abounded on both shores. Some changed or merged over the years, but a partial list includes White Rock and Burnt Brook (or "Brickyard"),
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In April 2003, thousands of dead cod, a weight of approximately a quarter-million pounds, washed up on the shores of the sound within a few days, called an ecological disaster, prompting scientific research into the cause. After an interview with
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in 1910. Sandy Point became Harcourt, White rock Gin Cove, Upper Rocky Brook became Monroe. Daniel's Cove became Waterville. Burgum's Cove was renamed Burgoyne's Cove in honour of a British general,
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Eastern Arctic Waters A Summary of Our Present Knowledge of the Physical Oceanography of the Eastern Arctic Sea, from Hudson Bay to Cape Farewell and from Belle Isle to Smith Sound
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Rideout, R., M. Burton, and G. Rose (2000). "Observations on Mass Atresia and Skipped Spawning in Northern Atlantic Cod, from Smith Sound, Newfoundland".
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is to the south. The waters that make up the sound is a continuous channel that encircles Random Island, broken only by a narrow channel located at
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Report of Mr. W.E. Cormack's Journey in Search of the Red Indians in Newfoundland Read Before the Bœothick Institution of St. John's, Newfoundland
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by contact with ice crystals. Brattey says the organs of the dead cod are frozen solid, even though the flesh of the fish is pliable.
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where a causeway was built to provide access to the communities on Random Island. The channel on the south side of Random Island is
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The area was visited seasonally by fishermen in the 18th century, and first settled in the 19th century. On September 5, 1822,
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guide. Cormack's account of his travels were published in 1824 and republished in 1856.
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Monitoring Coastal Northern Cod: Towards an Optimal Survey of Smith Sound, Newfoundland
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spotted the downed Convair, then disappeared, the plane and crew never seen again.
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population. Fourteen-year-old cod are not unusual here.
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harvesting industry, Smith Sound is known for its large
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Acoustic Surveys of Smith Sound, Trinity Bay, 1995-2000
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is one of the longest portions of inshore waterways in
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Account of a Journey Across the Island of Newfoundland
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sailed through Smith Sound to explore the region with
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The scenic Smith Sound Trail - located at Brittania.
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Smith Sound, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Smith Sound, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
Smith Sound
Smith Sound (British Columbia)
Smith Sound is located in Newfoundland
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Newfoundland
kilometre
Trinity Bay
sound
Newfoundland
Canadian
Newfoundland and Labrador
Bonavista Peninsula
Random Island
Clarenville
North West Arm
William Cormack
Sylvester Joe
Mi'kmaq
Milton
John Burgoyne
Convair B-36
Richard E. Ellsworth
Azores
Rapid City
South Dakota
Ellsworth Air Force Base
Boeing SB-29 Superfortress
Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador
jellyfish

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