Norris Point, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Norris Point, Newfoundland and Labrador
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footnotes = Norris Point is a Canadian community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Located on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland, the community hosts a marine biology centre, a pharmacy, a modern health care facility, and several businesses. The community is adjacent to Gros Morne National Park.
The name is a corruption of the original name "North Point", which appeared on a 1767 survey by James Cook. [cite book | last = Hamilton | first = William Baillie | title = Place Names of Atlantic Canada | publisher = University of Toronto Press | id = ISBN 0802075703 | year = 1996 | pages = p. 238]
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