Summary for Southwest Island

So far, we found very little information about Southwest Island. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Southwest Island to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Southwest Island, please Contact Us.

About Southwest Island (Click for our profile page)

Our information shows that the community of Southwest Island is historic. The information below applies to the area where Southwest Island would have been located.

Typical Abbreviation: Southwest Is.

Time Zone: The area where Southwest Island was located is in the Newfoundland Time Zone (NST/NDT) The time zone in French: NST- Heure Normale de Terre-Neuve (HNT).

Telephone Area Code for surrounding area: (709)

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

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

Lat: 48.383300° (or 48°22'59" N)

Lon: -53.666700° (or -53°40'0" 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.tcii.gov.nl.ca/parks/

Fishing: www.nfl.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/NL/AG/anglersguide

Hunting: https://www.flr.gov.nl.ca/wildlife/hunting/

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

Footnotes ...

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We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Southwest Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.

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Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Southwest Island, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.