Belle Isle, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Belle Isle is an uninhabited island just off the coast of Labrador and north of the island of Newfoundland at the Atlantic entrance to the strait which takes its name.
Belle Isle rises to about 213 m (700 ft) at its highest point, 52 square kilometres in area, 16 km long and 5 km wide, located at. It is nearly 24 km (15 mi) from either coast and has a lighthouse at its southern end.
Officially uninhabited, there is some seasonal occupation during fishing season.
Belle Isle is the northernmost peak of the Appalachian Mountains, which extend in various shapes from Alabama in the United States over 2000 miles north to Newfoundland.
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