Newfoundland and Labrador – Unique Selling Points
Funny how much space you free up when you leave
no room for regrets.
It’s as if the world itself forgot about this place. Not that it matters. Eventually, it becomes the only world you ever want to know. COASTLINE. Magnificent ocean vistas along 29,000 kilometres (18,000 miles) of coastline. Visit colourful historic towns and fishing villages nestled around fjords, inlets, coves, guts, bays, and tickles.
WORLD’S LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF HUMPBACK WHALES. When ancient icebergs drift south and humpbacks migrate north, they’re bound to cross paths. Meet 22 varieties of whales and dolphins.
LABRADOR. One of the world’s last great frontiers and home to ancient Indigenous cultures. ‘The Big Land’ has more than 300,000 square kilometres (115,830 square miles) of pristine wilderness, including Torngat Mountains National Park, and the 7,500-year-old grave site of a Maritime Archaic child, the oldest-known burial mound in North America.
SEABIRD CAPITAL. We’re home to some of the world’s largest and most accessible seabird colonies in North America. More than 35 million seabirds gather here every year. See northern gannets, kittiwakes, murres, Atlantic puffins, osprey, falcons, hawks, storm petrels, razorbills, and bald eagles at 6 ecological reserves, including the magnificent Witless Bay and Cape St. Mary’s Ecological Reserves.
ICEBERGS. Breathe in plenty of fresh sea air along Iceberg Alley, where a sparkling spring parade of towering, 10,000-year-old icebergs unfolds every year, in a beautiful clutter of pristine white and azure blue. COME FROM AWAY. Come meet the people of Gander and throughout the province who welcomed the world on 9/11 and whose kindness inspired the Broadway musical.
DISCOVERY UNESCO GEOPARK. The Bonavista Geopark includes 9 sites along 280 kilometres of stunning coastline. It highlights the significant geological and paleontological features of the area and its unique history and culture.
Four UNESCO World Heritage Sites GROS MORNE NATIONAL PARK. It took 485 million years for Mother Nature to create Gros Morne, a place unlike any other on Earth. Hike along the Earth’s mantle, or climb to life-changing summits. Travel through fjords carved by glaciers millennia ago, leaving behind towering cliffs and thunderous waterfalls.
RED BAY NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. Located on the Labrador Coastal Drive, Red Bay was the 16th-century capital of the Basque whaling industry in North America. Today, you can explore the former whaling town and immerse yourself in the traditional life of a Basque whaler.
L’ANSE AUX MEADOWS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. The only authenticated Norse site in North America. Visit the Viking encampment, and talk to characters bringing the Viking history to life.
MISTAKEN POINT ECOLOGICAL RESERVE. See fossils of creatures that lived more than 550 million years ago, when all life was in the sea. This is the best place on Earth to witness evidence of the planet’s earliest multicellular life.