Summary for Sloop Cove

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Typical Abbreviation: Sloop Cv.

Time Zone: Sloop Cove lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT)<1> The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

Telephone Area Codes: 709 & 879<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

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

GPS Coordinates: 52.6167, -55.7500<4>

About Newfoundland and Labrador

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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 Sloop Cove is in the Atlantic Time Zone, the area to the south is in the Newfoundland Time Zone (NST/NDT).
<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 Sloop Cove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 709 or 879. As a result, placing a call in the Sloop Cove 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 Sloop Cove, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	GPS Coordinates for Sloop Cove: Decimal: 52.616, -55.7500 DDMMSS: 52° 36' 57", -55° 45' 0"