Summary for Capstan Island

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Typical Abbreviation: Capstan Is.

Time Zone: Capstan Island lies in the Newfoundland Time Zone (NST/NDT)<1> The time zone in French: NST- Heure Normale de Terre-Neuve (HNT), NDT- Heure Avancée de Terre-Neuve (HAT).

Telephone Area Codes: 709 & 879<2>

Websites for Capstan Island

Also of Interest:

Labrador Coastal Drive: www.labradorcoastaldrive.com/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Capstan Island:

Lat: 51.569800° (or 51°34'11" N)

Lon: -56.736600° (or -56°44'11" W)

About Newfoundland and Labrador

Websites for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador

Official Website: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

Tourism: https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/

Parks: https://www.gov.nl.ca/tcar/

Fishing: https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/things-to-do/fishing

Hunting: https://www.gov.nl.ca/ffa/licenses-permits-and-fees/w-license/

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Capstan Island is in the Newfoundland Time Zone and observes daylight saving time, the area to the west is in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone (AST) and does not..
<2>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 709 code has been Overlayed with the 879 area code. New phone numbers in the Capstan Island area will be assigned with one of these codes: 709 or 879. As a result, placing a call in the Capstan Island area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Capstan Island, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.