I had to look up Labrador Park, It’s in Singapore.
What initially pique my interest was the quality of your photograph. Then the name association with an area here in Canada called Labrador. I was sort of wondering if there was an association between your park and the Canadian Labrador. Have not been able to establish a connection.
Had to look up the source of the word Labrador.
“Most authorities credit the origin of the name Labrador to João Fernandes, a Portuguese explorer and llavrador, ‘land holder’, from the Azores. At first, the name Labrador was applied to what was then thought to be a continous mainland from Greenland to Newfoundland. Later, when it became clear that Greenland was separated from the North American coast by Baffin Bay and Davis Strait, the name Labrador ’shifted’ to indicate the neighbouring mainland coast.”
to be frank, i’d no idea of the origins of the word (or how the park came to be named as such), but i do know the history of the park - it is quite a significant location as far as Singapore’s mini-involvement in World War II is concerned
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June 2, 2008 at 1:47 am
What’s in the name, if you don’t mind?
June 2, 2008 at 10:23 pm
simple - it was taken there!
plus is was late and i was lazy to think of a better title
July 22, 2008 at 12:15 am
I had to look up Labrador Park, It’s in Singapore.
What initially pique my interest was the quality of your photograph. Then the name association with an area here in Canada called Labrador. I was sort of wondering if there was an association between your park and the Canadian Labrador. Have not been able to establish a connection.
Had to look up the source of the word Labrador.
“Most authorities credit the origin of the name Labrador to João Fernandes, a Portuguese explorer and llavrador, ‘land holder’, from the Azores. At first, the name Labrador was applied to what was then thought to be a continous mainland from Greenland to Newfoundland. Later, when it became clear that Greenland was separated from the North American coast by Baffin Bay and Davis Strait, the name Labrador ’shifted’ to indicate the neighbouring mainland coast.”
http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/education/nf_e.php
July 24, 2008 at 1:20 am
ah, apologies, i’d assumed you were singaporean
to be frank, i’d no idea of the origins of the word (or how the park came to be named as such), but i do know the history of the park - it is quite a significant location as far as Singapore’s mini-involvement in World War II is concerned
thanks for the helpful information though!
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