UNESCO WHCCulturalInscribed 1978
L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
Overview
At the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland, the remains of an 11th-century Viking settlement are evidence of the first European presence in North America. The excavated remains of wood-framed peat-turf buildings are similar to those found in Norse Greenland and Iceland.
About L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
L'Anse aux Meadows is an archaeological site, first excavated in the 1960s, of a Norse settlement dating to approximately 1,000 years ago. The site is located near St. Anthony on the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Details
- Countries
- Canada
- ISO Codes
- CA
- Area
- 7,991 ha
- Coordinates
- 51.5847, -55.5500
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