Gander

Gander
/gan"deuhr/, n.
a town in E Newfoundland, in Canada: airport on the great circle route between New York and northern Europe.

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      town, northeastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It lies just north of Gander Lake, 206 miles (332 km) northwest of St. John's. Gander is home to a major international airport. The site was selected as an air base in 1935 by the British Air Ministry, and transatlantic flights began in 1939. During World War II it was a vital base for air ferries to Britain and Atlantic patrol aircraft. In 1945 the base became a civil airport controlled by the Newfoundland government, and in 1949, when Newfoundland joined the Canadian confederation, the airport was acquired by the Canadian government. The airport became a principal stopover point in the early years of postwar transatlantic air travel, but its importance diminished with the introduction of long-range aircraft that did not require refueling.

      The present-day town, built on a new site a few miles from the field, was incorporated in 1954. Gander's name derives from the river (and the abundant wild geese in the area) that feeds the lake. Pop. (2006) 9,951.

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