Territorial change

Newfoundland: United Kingdom → Canada (unification)

1948 · Newfoundland

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When
1948
Kind
Territorial change
Where
Newfoundland
Coordinates
53.00° N, 61.00° W
Process
unification
Type
Unification (new entity from 2+ pre-existing)
Pop
324000
Area km2
404519
Gaining
Canada
Losing
United Kingdom

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Dominion of Newfoundland

British dominion in North America from 1907 to 1949

The Dominion of Newfoundland, or simply Newfoundland, was a British Dominion in eastern North America, today the modern Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It included the island of Newfoundland, and Labrador on the continental mainland.

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