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| Place | Old Perlican |
| Type | Town |
| Province / Territory | Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.087131 |
| Longitude | -52.994447 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | AAQHY |
Old Perlican is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a town. Old Perlican is located at 48.0871°N, 52.9944°W.
Old Perlican nestles on the rugged eastern edge of Newfoundland, a place where the land shoulders the Atlantic with a stoic grace. It lies 43.3 km north-north-east of Carbonear, NL (from Carbonear, NL: bearing 24°T), and is situated 11.1 km east-north-east of Brownsdale. The terrain here is a study in contrasts: windswept headlands, their granite bones bleached by salt spray, give way to sheltered coves where the sea whispers against pebble-strewn shores. Beyond the immediate coastline, the land rises into rolling barrens, carpeted with resilient caribou moss and low-lying shrubs, a muted tapestry under a sky that shifts from steely grey to a startling, luminous blue. The air itself carries a bracing crispness, a constant reminder of the ocean's vast presence, and in the late afternoon, the light often softens, casting long, gentle shadows that paint the weathered clapboard houses in hues of ochre and deep rose. The story of Old Perlican is as deeply etched into its landscape as the fishing tracks worn into the hillsides. For centuries, its inhabitants have drawn sustenance from the bountiful, and sometimes unforgiving, waters of Trinity Bay, a tradition that forms the bedrock of its economy. Salt cod once sustained this place, a history evident in the lingering scent of brine and the sturdy, salt-worn buildings that line the harbour. Though the fishing grounds have changed, the spirit of resilience remains, with a modern economy increasingly finding its footing in tourism and local crafts. Old Perlican remembers its past, not in grand monuments, but in the quiet hum of daily life – the clang of boat rigging, the murmur of conversation at the local store, and the enduring connection to the sea that defines this enduring corner of Newfoundland.
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Location data for Old Perlican is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |