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Place details

Locality
Placentia
Region
Newfoundland and Labrador
Country
Canada
Population
0

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www.portofargentia.ca
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17 sections
Contents
  • Railway comes to town
  • Death of a village
  • Second World War
  • Lend-lease arrangement
  • Relocation
  • Timeline
  • Naval Station Argentia
  • Atlantic Charter
  • Cold War
  • Closure and abandonment
  • Redevelopment
  • Transportation
  • Airport
  • Ferry terminal
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|Argentia and the other Marine Atlantic ferry ports

Argentia ( ) is a Canadian commercial seaport and industrial park located in the Town of Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador. It is situated on the southwest coast of the Avalon Peninsula and defined by a triangular shaped headland which reaches northward out into Placentia Bay creating a natural harbour in length.

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