Avalon Peninsula

Home > ... > Places > United States and Canada > Canadian Physical Geography > ...

Essential
reading

Compare
side-by-side

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences

Avalonian orogeny

A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | © A Dictionary of Earth Sciences 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Avalonian orogeny An episode of mountain building, named after the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, that occurred about 650–500 Ma ago (Cambrian to Ordovician) as a result of rifting (see RIFT) and volcanicity associated with the opening of the Atlantic. Its rocks are found intermittently from Georgia to Newfoundland. See APPALACHIAN OROGENIC BELT.
Hide all research tools
Print this article Print all entries for this topic Cite this article Link to this article
Link to this article

CloseClose

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1O13-Avalonianorogeny" title="Facts and informations about Avalon Peninsula">Avalon Peninsula</a>

Add this article to Del.icio.usBookmark this article on DiigoShare this article on FacebookSubmit this article to RedditGive this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon
Show all research tools

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

  • MLA
  • Chicago
  • APA

AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Avalonian orogeny." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Jul. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Avalonian orogeny." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (July 9, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Avalonianorogeny.html

AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Avalonian orogeny." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved July 09, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Avalonianorogeny.html

Learn more about citation styles

Avalon Peninsula

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | 2008 | The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Avalon Peninsula 3,579 sq mi (9,270 sq km), SE N.L., Canada, on Newfoundland. It is nearly divided at its center by Conception Bay and St. Mary's Bay. The peninsula is the most densely populated part of Newfoundland; St. John's is the chief city. A lighthouse and radio direction-finding station are at Cape Race, which is the easternmost point in North America.

Hide all research tools
Print this article Print all entries for this topic Cite this article Link to this article
Link to this article

CloseClose

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1E1-AvalonPe" title="Facts and informations about Avalon Peninsula">Avalon Peninsula</a>

Add this article to Del.icio.usBookmark this article on DiigoShare this article on FacebookSubmit this article to RedditGive this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon
Show all research tools

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

  • MLA
  • Chicago
  • APA

"Avalon Peninsula." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 9 Jul. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Avalon Peninsula." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (July 9, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-AvalonPe.html

"Avalon Peninsula." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved July 09, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-AvalonPe.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related research questions

Related topics

  Edit this list

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, and more

Businesses Honored: The Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce has announced its 2009 Business Excellence Awards.(WESTSIDE: BEVERLY HILLS)(Peninsula Beverly Hills Hotel)(Assil Eye Institute)(Theatre 40)(Avalon Hotel)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 4/13/2009; ; 78 words ; ...Mercedes-Benz of Beverly Hills won the Community Contribution Award; Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel won Customer Service; Assil Eye Institute...venue Theatre 40 earned Entrepreneurial Business honors; and Avalon Hotel won the Innovative Practices Award for its rooftop garden... Read more
Moon Handbooks/Avalon Travel.(Buenos Aires)(Cancun and Cozumel)(Florida Gulf Coast)(Yucatan Peninsula)(Brief article)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: Library Bookwatch; 1/1/2006; 207 words ; Moon Handbooks/Avalon Travel 1400-65th St., #250 Emeryville CA 94608 www.moon.com The in...offering routes, itineraries, and maps and photos, while their Yucatan Peninsula (1566915767, $19.95) provides a broader coverage of the entire region... Read more
The most southerly record of a stranded bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, from the western North Atlantic Ocean.
Magazine article from: Arctic; 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...00 N. 52[degrees]47' 90.00 W) on the southern shore of the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador...52[degrees]47'90.00 O), sur la cote sud de la presqu'ile Avalon de l'ile de Terre-Neuve (Terre-Neuve et Labrador, Canada... Read more
National Crime Prevention Strategy.(Funding)(Public Notice)
Magazine article from: Community Action; 10/25/2004; 606 words ; ...Reaching out to young women. $16,000 Avalon Peninsula (709) Newfoundland & Labrador...Coalition Against Violence-Eastern Avalon Region Bars, Booze and Sexual...Response. $39,250.00 Eastern Avalon Peninsula (709) Restorative Justice Initiatives... Read more
Challenges facing rural communities: a Newfoundland and Labrador perspective.
Magazine article from: Canadian Parliamentary Review; 9/22/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...people live on the northeast Avalon. The region is like a magnet...places like the Bonavista Peninsula. It is the place John Cabot...to the 1990s, the Bonavista Peninsula prospered from the bounty...depleted stocks, the Bonavista Peninsula's circumstances changed, as... Read more
National Crime Prevention Strategy.(Funding)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Community Action; 9/20/2004; 237 words ; ...Metis Christian Fellowship. HOPE School (Helping our People Escape). $50,000 Regina. 306-359-1096 Iris Kirby House, Avalon Peninsula. Building on our strengths $24,992 John Howard Society of Newfoundland. Parenting skills services--Phase II. $47... Read more
Airline News - Asia / Pacific.
Magazine article from: Airguide Online; 4/10/2006; 383 words ; ...Darwin will begin May 1. Jetstar said it also based an A320 at Avalon Airport outside Melbourne last week, allowing it to expand...five-times-daily. It will operate 130 weekly flights from Avalon, including daily Perth service launched March 28. Apr 6...travel to Laos while promoting Thailand as the gateway to ... Read more
2006 mining directory.(Directory)
Magazine article from: Alaska Business Monthly; 11/1/2006; 700+ words ; ...Commodity: Base metals. Recent Projects: Base metal exploration. Avalon Development Corp. Curt Freeman, Owner/Pres. P.O. Box 80268...Inmachuck; copper and gold at Pebble South, Kamishak, Alaska Peninsula; Uranium at Boulder Creek and McCarthy Marsh; coal (met) at... Read more
Making a reservation.(Marketplace)(Kor Group postpones expansion plans for Beverly Hills Maison 140 hotel)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 12/1/2003; ; 304 words ; ...take it to a larger presence, she said. It will never be the Peninsula in size or scope, but we hope to make it a bigger presence in that market. The Kor Group also owns the 86-room Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills, the 314-room Sheraton Four Points... Read more
New waterfront park plan unveiled.
Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly; 4/1/2009; 348 words ; ...the Northeastern shore of the basin with the end of the basin peninsula with an Infinity Bridge. This connection of the two major parcels...supplemented by corporate sponsorship from LibertyHealth, ERA Avalon Realty, and Light Horse Tavern. Many other companies and individuals... Read more

Pictures from Google Image Search

Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture
Click to see an enlarged picture

See more pictures of Avalon Peninsula

For students and teachers!

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including:

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including: