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Point May is the most southerly community on the Burin Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador with a population of 254 in 2021. It is a Catholic community with a church, town hall, fire hall, softball and soccer field. It is known for its close proximity, 19 km (12 mi), to the French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon, where the smuggling of liquor and tobacco has been a way of life since before Canada was a country. The tiny Canadian Green Island lies 10 km (6 mi) west of Point May, roughly halfway to St. Pierre.
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| dbo:abstract | Point May is the most southerly community on the Burin Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador with a population of 254 in 2021. It is a Catholic community with a church, town hall, fire hall, softball and soccer field. It is known for its close proximity, 19 km (12 mi), to the French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon, where the smuggling of liquor and tobacco has been a way of life since before Canada was a country. The tiny Canadian Green Island lies 10 km (6 mi) west of Point May, roughly halfway to St. Pierre. (en) Point May est une petite communauté canadienne située dans le sud de la péninsule de Burin de l'île de Terre-Neuve dans la province de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador. Elle est reliée par la route 220 qui fait le tour de la partie sud de la péninsule entre à l'ouest et au nord. (fr) Point May is een gemeente (town) in de Canadese provincie Newfoundland en Labrador. (nl) Point May är en ort i Kanada. Den ligger i provinsen Newfoundland och Labrador, i den östra delen av landet, 1 500 km öster om huvudstaden Ottawa. Point May ligger 10 meter över havet och antalet invånare är 260. Terrängen runt Point May är platt. Havet är nära Point May åt sydväst. Den högsta punkten i närheten är 137 meter över havet, 3,8 km nordost om Point May. Trakten är glest befolkad. Närmaste större samhälle är Fortune, 20,0 km norr om Point May. Inlandsklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är 4 °C. Den varmaste månaden är augusti, då medeltemperaturen är 16 °C, och den kallaste är januari, med −4 °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är 1 581 millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är november, med i genomsnitt 223 mm nederbörd, och den torraste är maj, med 76 mm nederbörd. (sv) Point May é uma pequena cidade localizada na província canadense de Terra Nova e Labrador. De acordo com o censo canadense de 2016, a cidade tinha uma população de 231 habitantes. (pt) Пойнт-Мей (англ. Point May) — містечко в Канаді, у провінції Ньюфаундленд і Лабрадор. (uk) |
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| rdfs:comment | Point May is the most southerly community on the Burin Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador with a population of 254 in 2021. It is a Catholic community with a church, town hall, fire hall, softball and soccer field. It is known for its close proximity, 19 km (12 mi), to the French islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon, where the smuggling of liquor and tobacco has been a way of life since before Canada was a country. The tiny Canadian Green Island lies 10 km (6 mi) west of Point May, roughly halfway to St. Pierre. (en) Point May est une petite communauté canadienne située dans le sud de la péninsule de Burin de l'île de Terre-Neuve dans la province de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador. Elle est reliée par la route 220 qui fait le tour de la partie sud de la péninsule entre à l'ouest et au nord. (fr) Point May is een gemeente (town) in de Canadese provincie Newfoundland en Labrador. (nl) Point May é uma pequena cidade localizada na província canadense de Terra Nova e Labrador. De acordo com o censo canadense de 2016, a cidade tinha uma população de 231 habitantes. (pt) Пойнт-Мей (англ. Point May) — містечко в Канаді, у провінції Ньюфаундленд і Лабрадор. (uk) Point May är en ort i Kanada. Den ligger i provinsen Newfoundland och Labrador, i den östra delen av landet, 1 500 km öster om huvudstaden Ottawa. Point May ligger 10 meter över havet och antalet invånare är 260. Terrängen runt Point May är platt. Havet är nära Point May åt sydväst. Den högsta punkten i närheten är 137 meter över havet, 3,8 km nordost om Point May. Trakten är glest befolkad. Närmaste större samhälle är Fortune, 20,0 km norr om Point May. (sv) |
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