The Avalon Peninsula, NFLD The Avalon Peninsula is the landing point for the Avalon Adventure! Located in Newfoundland, Canada this amazing area will take your breath away! Newfoundland is a divers paradise! Truly, the "real outdoors" and a divers "best kept secret"! It is a magical place where: Enormous cliffs, towering icebergs; harbor porpoise and Saddleback dolphins abound 22 species of whales, dolphins, and porpoises hug the coastline Fin, Sperm, Minke and Humpback whales pass the shores in thousands yearly. The Avalon Peninsula is an irregularly shaped peninsula jutting out into the Atlantic from the southeast corner of the Newfoundland (NFLD) mainland, and attached to by a narrow strip of land that connects the two large land areas. The isthmus shrinks to 4.8 kilometers in some places. The Peninsula provides a snapshot of the spectacular diversity of the province: It is home to roughly half of the population of Newfoundland Home to the beautiful capital city, St. John's A divers paradise because of its plentiful marine wildlife like herds of harp and hooded seals sunbathing on offshore rocks, and whales feeding in coastal waters throughout the summer Incredible scenery and wildlife including elk, caribou, moose and black bears A bird-watchers paradise with vast colonies including Atlantic puffins and northern gannets Historical St. John's Rich in history, St. John's, the capital of Newfoundland and our place of accommodation, is the oldest settlement in the western world. It was built in an era of wooden ships and iron men around a naturally sheltered harbor. Take a short walk or drive into town to raise a glass in some of the oldest pubs in Canada. Sample the local fare - an experience to savor whether you choose a pub or fine dining. Newfoundland, Canada Newfoundland and Labrador is Canada's most easterly province and its newest, having joined Confederation in 1949. Amazingly, the island of NFLD was originally a part of the European continent about FOUR HUNDRED MILLION YEARS AGO when it drifted westward, away from the European continent. To give you an idea of its relative size, it is : 405,720 km2 fourth in size behind Alaska, Texas and California...if it were one of the United States. almost one and three quarters times the size of Great Britain Newfoundland : is located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence comprises one part, with the other and larger part, Labrador, located on the eastern part of the Canadian mainland lies between the 46th and 61st parallels with the bulk of the island portion being below the 50th parallel A large portion of Newfoundland is forested, mainly with conifers like black spruce and balsam fir. Deciduous trees, such as paper and yellow birches are also common. It is a place where nature comes in one size only.