What is Avalon Peninsula?
[[Image:Shoal Bay.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The coast of the Avalon Peninsula, in the province of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]].]] The '''Avalon Peninsula''' is a large [[peninsula]] (9,270&nbsp;km²) that makes up the southeast portion of the island of [[Newfoundland]]. The peninsula is home to forty percent of Newfoundland's population, and is the location of the provincial capital, [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]]. It is connected to the main section of the island by the 5&nbsp;km/3 mile wide Isthmus of Avalon. The peninsula sticks out into the rich fishing zones near the [[Grand Banks]]. Its four major bays–[[Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador|Trinity Bay]], [[Conception Bay]], [[St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. Mary's Bay]], and [[Placentia Bay]]–have long been the center of Newfoundland's fishing industry. ==Related pages== * [[British colonization of the Americas]] * [[Conception Bay]] * [[Newfoundland and Labrador]] ==Other websites== *[http://www.heritage.nf.ca/avalon/default.html Heritage of Newfoundland - Colony of Avalon] {{Regions of North America}} {{multistub|Geo|Canada}} [[Category:Geography of Newfoundland and Labrador]] [[Category:Peninsulas of Canada]]