St. John's is the capital and largest city of ""Newfoundland and Labrador"", and is the primary municipality of the St. John's Metropolitan Area.
St. John'sis the capital and largest city inNewfoundland and Labrador, Canada. St. John's was incorporated as a city in 1888, yet is considered by some to be the oldest English-founded city in North America.Situatedon the eastern tip of theAvalon Peninsulaon theisland of Newfoundland, itis one of the world's top ten oceanside destinations.Its name has been attributed to the feast day ofJohn the Baptist, whenJohn Cabotwas believed to have sailed into the harbour in 1497, and also to a Basque fishing town with the same name.
