Cape Spear, elev 75 m, most easterly point in N America (excluding Greenland), is located 6.7 km SE of the entrance to St John's harbour, Nfld. A rocky, windswept promontory of Precambrian formation, with a thin, sporadic cover
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- Staveley, Michael. "Cape Spear". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 04 March 2015, Historica Canada. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/cape-spear. Accessed 05 November 2024.
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- Staveley, M. (2015). Cape Spear. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/cape-spear
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- Staveley, Michael. "Cape Spear." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published February 06, 2006; Last Edited March 04, 2015.
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- The Canadian Encyclopedia, s.v. "Cape Spear," by Michael Staveley, Accessed November 05, 2024, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/cape-spear
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Cape Spear
Article by Michael Staveley
Published Online February 6, 2006
Last Edited March 4, 2015