Which province is the most easterly point in North America?
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
Answer: Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the most easterly point in North America and even has its own time zone. It was the oldest colony of the British Empire and is known for its fisheries, coastal fishing villages and off-shore oil and gas.
Learn more: The five regions, provinces and territories
- Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories.
- Five regions: the Atlantic Provinces, Central Canada, the Prairie Provinces, the West Coast and the Northern Territories (the North).
- Atlantic Provinces: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
- Central Canada: Quebec and Ontario.
- Prairie Provinces: Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
- West Coast: British Columbia.
- Northern Territories: Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
- Labrador is part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.