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Welcome to Thwart Island ...

Thwart Island is located on the east coast of Newfoundland (at the Bay of Exploits).



A typical abbreviation for Thwart Island: Thwart Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Time Zone: Thwart Island lies in the Newfoundland Time Zone (NST/NDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: NST- Heure Normale de Terre-Neuve (HNT), NDT- Heure Avancée de Terre-Neuve (HAT).

Thwart Island is within the boundaries of the (709) area code.

Communities near Thwart Island ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thwart Island.

  • Lewisporte
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Botwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Summerford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
  • Norris Arm
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris Arm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Arm
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris Arm <1>
  • Peterview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterview came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterview
  • Embree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Embree came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embree
  • Point Leamington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Leamington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Leamington
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Leamington <1>
  • Birchy Bay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchy Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchy Bay
  • Campbellton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellton
  • Comfort Cove - Newstead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort Cove - Newstead came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort Cove - Newstead

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thwart Island ...

Looking for more information about Thwart Island? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Thwart Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thwart Island.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thwart Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.









 

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