Glovers Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador

Glovers Harbour
Thimble Tickle
Local service district / designated place
Welcome sign referencing the giant squid specimen of 1878 and its recognition by Guinness World Records
Welcome sign referencing the giant squid specimen of 1878 and its recognition by Guinness World Records
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Glovers Harbour is located in Newfoundland
Glovers Harbour
Glovers Harbour
Location within Newfoundland
Glovers Harbour is located in Canada
Glovers Harbour
Glovers Harbour
Location within Canada
Coordinates: 49°27′13″N 55°28′55″W / 49.45361°N 55.48194°W / 49.45361; -55.48194
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Electoral districtCoast of Bays–Central–Notre Dame (federal)[1]
Exploits (provincial)[2][3]
Census division8 (subdivision E)[4]
Settledlate 1800s[5] (≤1878)
Founded byJoseph Martin[5]
Named forJohn Hawley Glover[5]
Area
[6]
 • Total8.42 km2 (3.25 sq mi)
Elevation
0–20 m (0–66 ft)
Population
 (2021 census)[6]
 • Total55
 • Density6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−03:30 (NST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−02:30 (NDT)
Postal code
A0H 1E0[7]
Area code709 (COC: 483)[7]
NTS map no.002E06[8]
GNBC codeAAIAE[8]
Highways Route 350 (via Route 350-21; Glovers Harbour Rd.)[9]
Websitewww.facebook.com/GloversHarbourNl/

Glovers Harbour[a] (/ˈɡloʊ.vərz/ GLOH-verz[17][18]), formerly known as Thimble Tickle(s), is an unincorporated community and harbour in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.[5][6][8][19] It is located in Notre Dame Bay on the northern coast of the island of Newfoundland. As a local service district, it is led by an elected committee that is responsible for the delivery of certain essential services. It is delineated as a designated place for statistical purposes.

Settled sometime in the second half of the 19th century, Glovers Harbour has remained primarily a fishing village throughout its history. It is best known for the giant squid that was captured on its shores in 1878, which was subsequently recognised as a world record by Guinness. Glovers Harbour brands itself as the "home of the giant squid" and has a small heritage centre and "life-sized" sculpture dedicated to the animal, these being its main tourist attractions.[20]

  1. ^ Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame. Elections Canada.
  2. ^ House of Assembly Act, RSNL 1990, c H-10. Queen's Printer, St. John's.
  3. ^ Elections Newfoundland & Labrador (2020). 2019 Provincial General Election Report. St. John's. 330 pp.
  4. ^ Statistics Canada (2007). Standard Geographical Classification (SGC), 2006. Volume I. The Classification. Statistics Canada catalogue no. 12-571-XIE. Ottawa. 635 pp. ISBN 0-662-43691-1. [See also archived page for Division No. 8, Subd. E.]
  5. ^ a b c d Smallwood, J.R., R.D.W. Pitt, C. Horan & B.G. Riggs (eds.) (1984). Glovers Harbour. [pp. 539–540] In: Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Volume 2: Fac–Hoy. Newfoundland Book Publishers, St. John's. xiii + 1104 pp. ISBN 978-0-920508-16-9.
  6. ^ a b c Statistics Canada (2022). Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population: Glovers Harbour, Designated place (DPL), Newfoundland and Labrador. Statistics Canada catalogue no. 98-316-X2021001. Ottawa. Released 9 February 2022.
  7. ^ a b Newfoundland and Labrador Directory of Local Service Districts. Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism, St. John's. 5 pp.
  8. ^ a b c Glovers Harbour. Natural Resources Canada.
  9. ^ Consolidated Newfoundland Regulation 1028/96. Queen's Printer, St. John's.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1911census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1921census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1935census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1945census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1956census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  15. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1966census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  17. ^ Cite error: The named reference CBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference Marsh1988 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (1968). Gazetteer of Canada: Newfoundland and Labrador. Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, Ottawa. xiii + 252 pp. OCLC 395303369
  20. ^ Machado, K. (2021). Thimble Tickle: Home Of The Giant Squid (And A Quaint Fishing Village). TheTravel, 27 August 2021.


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