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'''Random Island'''  is located off Canada's Atlantic coast.  Part of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, it is located on the east coast of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] and partially surrounded by the Bonavista Peninsula on the north and within the confines of [[Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador|Trinity Bay]].  The island is approximately {{convert|35|km|mi|abbr=on}} long, its width varies from {{convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} on the eastern end, to {{convert|6|km|mi|abbr=on}} in the middle, to {{convert|17|km|mi|abbr=on}} on the western end, with a total area of around {{convert|310|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Description">{{cite web|url=http://www.k12.nf.ca/randomisland/description.html |title=Random Island |work=Random Island Academy |year=2002 |access-date=17 September 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041227120303/http://www.k12.nf.ca/randomisland/description.html |archive-date=27 December 2004 }}</ref> According to the 2016 census, the population of the island is 1,232.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1007006&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=Division%20No.%20%207,%20Subd.%20L&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&TABID=1&B1=All | title = Census Profile | publisher = Statistics Canada  | access-date = 2 April 2018}}</ref>