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Corner Brook is a city located in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on the Humber River. As of 2001, the population was 20,103. The area of the city is 148.27 square kilometres.

James Cook, the famous British cartographer and explorer was the first to survey and record the geography of the Bay of Islands. Throughout the summer of 1767 he surveyed most of the area and copies of the maps he created are displayed at the Captain James Cook Monument in Corner Brook.

In 1999, Corner Brook, along with Deer Lake, Pasadena, and Stephenville, hosted the Canada Games. The Canada Games Centre, now called the Pepsi Centre, was built for this event.

Corner Brook is home to the Corner Brook Pulp Paper Mill, which is a major employer for the region. The city is a service centre for western Newfoundland with a regional hospital, shopping retail, and government offices as well as Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, a division of Memorial University of Newfoundland.