Rose au Rue, Newfoundland and Labrador

Rose au Rue
Rosiru
Abandoned Whaling Town
Rose au Rue Whaling Station, 1942
Rose au Rue Whaling Station, 1942
Rose au Rue is located in Newfoundland
Rose au Rue
Rose au Rue
Location of Rose au Rue in Newfoundland
Coordinates: 47°31′00″N 54°10′57″W / 47.51667°N 54.18250°W / 47.51667; -54.18250
Country Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador
Census divisionDivision 1
Census subdivisionSubdivision B
Population
 (1945)
 • Total5[1]
Time zoneUTC-3:30 (Newfoundland Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2:30 (Newfoundland Daylight)
Area code709
BayPlacentia Bay

Rose au Rue (sometimes spelled Rosiru) is an abandoned whaling town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada that had a small population of 11 in 1891.[2]

  1. ^ Poole, Cyril; Cuff, Robert (1981–1994). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume 4 (1st ed.). St. John's, Nfld., Canada: Newfoundland Book Publishers. p. 640. ISBN 9780920508145. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  2. ^ Census of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1891, Table I. Newfoundland. Colonial Secretary's Office. p. 362. Retrieved 26 November 2021.