Twillingate Islands (French "Toulinguet") are a group of islands inNotre Dame Bay of the island ofNewfoundland in the province ofNewfoundland and Labrador,Canada. There are two main islands, North Twillingate Island and South Twillingate Island, and several smaller islands that lie close to those; the largest is Burnt Island. The southern island is connected toNew World Island via theWalter B. Elliott Causeway. The northern island is connected to the southern island byTickle Bridge, which runs along Main Street in the town. The actual town ofTwillingate is located on both islands.
The original French name of these islands is 'Toulinguet', which was chosen by French fishermen as the landscape reminded them of the one of westernBrittany, such as onPointe du Toulinguet.
The communities on the northern Twillingate island are:
The communities on the southern Twillingate island are:
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