St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada

St. John’s is the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador and the province’s largest city. Situated on the Avalon Peninsula, it is the easternmost city of North America and one of the oldest inhabited ports on the continent. Norseman Bjarni Herjolfasson sighted Newfoundland in 986 AD, making him the first European to sight the New World. Bristol sea captain John Cabot rediscovered and named Newfoundland in 1497. St. John’s has been the site of several significant events, including Marconi’s first reception of radio signals across the Atlantic in 1901 at Cabot Tower on Signal Hill above the harbor, and the 1919 departure of Alcock and Brown on the first successful transatlantic flight. St. John’s harbor is situated on the northeast side of Avalon Peninsula, within a well-sheltered inlet. It is the principal port for the Province of Newfoundland, a center of important sea fisheries used by the vessels of many nations, and the primary service center for offshore oil activity in Newfoundland.