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| Place | Petries |
| Type | Settlement |
| Province / Territory | Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 48.959444 |
| Longitude | -58.009444 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | AAQZD |
Petries is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Petries is located at 48.9594°N, 58.0094°W.
Petries rests where the land exhales a sigh of ancient rock and wind-scoured spruce. It lies 3.5 km north-west of Corner Brook, NL (from Corner Brook, NL: bearing 305°T), and is situated 14.8 km west of Russell. The terrain here is a rumpled quilt of granite outcrops and mossy hollows, where the occasional silver gleam of a hidden pond catches the passing light. Low-lying bogs, carpeted in resilient sedges and the muted purples of Labrador tea, give way to steeper slopes that rise towards the vast, indifferent sky. The air, even in summer, carries a crispness, a memory of winters past, and the scent of damp earth and pine needles is a constant companion. The silence is profound, broken only by the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth or the distant cry of a seabird, a sound that seems to carry the immensity of the ocean even miles inland. The echoes of history are subtle but persistent in Petries. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of the land and the bounty of the sea, carved out a life here, their resilience reflected in the weathered clapboard homes that huddle against the elements. The economy, once tied to the fishing grounds that stretch out to the horizon, has diversified, with a quiet strength found in small-scale forestry and the hardy spirit of local artisans. Though no grand monuments mark its past, the very shape of the landscape tells a story of geological forces and human endeavor, a slow unfolding over millennia. Evenings in Petries often arrive with a soft, ethereal glow, the sun dipping below the tree line to paint the sky in hues of apricot and lavender, a gentle benediction on a place that has learned to live in harmony with its wild surroundings.
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Location data for Petries 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 |