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L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site

Parks Canada photgrapher2011

Parks Canada

Parks Canada
Gatineau, Canada

A costumed interpreter walks towards the reconstructed encampment and away from the beach.

At the tip of Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula lies the first known evidence of European presence in the Americas. Here Norse expeditions sailed from Greenland, building a small encampment of timber-and-sod buildings over 1000 years ago. Against a stunning backdrop of rugged cliffs, bog, and coastline, discover the fascinating archaeological remains of the Viking encampment, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978.

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  • Title: L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
  • Creator: Parks Canada photgrapher
  • Date Created: 2011
  • Location Created: Newfoundland, Canada
  • Subject Keywords: National Historic Sites of Canada, Newfoundland, shoreline, fense, grass huts
  • Rights: ©Parks Canada. All rights reserved.
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