NEWFOUNDLAND

NEWFOUNDLAND, a triangular island, three hundred and fifty miles in length from north to south, and two hundred miles in breadth at the base from east to west; situated in North America, between $55^\{\backslash circ\}$ and $61^\{\backslash circ\}$ of west longitude, and between $47^\{\backslash circ\}$ and $52^\{\backslash circ\}$ of north latitude; bounded by the narrow straits of Bellisle on the north, by the Atlantic ocean on the east and south, and by the bay of St. Lawrence on the west. It is subject to England; but the fishing banks on this coast are frequented by most European nations.