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[[Image:RandomIsland.jpg|right|thumb|300px|'''Random Island''' (in red), surrounded by [[Bonavista Peninsula]] and [[Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador|Trinity Bay]]. [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]], the provincial capital, is to the southeast.]] | [[Image:RandomIsland.jpg|right|thumb|300px|'''Random Island''' (in red), surrounded by [[Bonavista Peninsula]] and [[Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador|Trinity Bay]]. [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]], the provincial capital, is to the southeast.]] | ||
'''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 | '''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) and partially surrounded by the Bonavista Peninsula on the north and within the confines of 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> | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||