Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Aquaforte is a Canadian town on the south shore of Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.The town's economy has always rested primarily on fishing. The harbour has been used as a seasonal fishing station since the 1670s. However, the first permanent residents did not settle in Aquaforte until the early 1800s. It is located 4 miles from Ferryland and 40 miles from St. John's by water. It has one of the safest harbors in the island and cod was its main industry. In 1902 a resident from Norway, Anders Ellefsen, constructed a factory to process whales in the community. The plant operated for a few years but had to shut down around 1908 because of a decline in the whale population. It was incorporated as a community in 1972.. }
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- Aquaforte abstract "Aquaforte is a Canadian town on the south shore of Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.The town's economy has always rested primarily on fishing. The harbour has been used as a seasonal fishing station since the 1670s. However, the first permanent residents did not settle in Aquaforte until the early 1800s. It is located 4 miles from Ferryland and 40 miles from St. John's by water. It has one of the safest harbors in the island and cod was its main industry. In 1902 a resident from Norway, Anders Ellefsen, constructed a factory to process whales in the community. The plant operated for a few years but had to shut down around 1908 because of a decline in the whale population. It was incorporated as a community in 1972.".