Places to visit in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
7 places to visit in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Gros Morne National Park, L'Anse aux Meadows, Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Newfoundland and Labrador volume.
4 UNESCO World Heritage sites · 3 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Newfoundland and Labrador (4)
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Gros Morne National Park
A national park on the west coast of Newfoundland covering 1,805 square kilometres. Its Tablelands show bare rock from the Earth's mantle, and Western Brook Pond is a freshwater fjord framed by tall cliffs.
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L'Anse aux Meadows
The remains of a Norse settlement on the northern tip of Newfoundland, dated to about the year 1000. It is the only confirmed Viking site in North America outside Greenland, and reconstructed sod buildings now stand beside the excavated foundations.
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Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve
A rocky stretch of coast at the southeast tip of Newfoundland. Its cliffs hold the richest display of Ediacaran fossils in the world, soft bodied life forms about 565 million years old, among the oldest large complex organisms known.
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Red Bay National Historic Site
A village on the Labrador coast where Basque whalers set up stations in the 16th century. It holds some of the best preserved remains of early whaling in the world, including the wreck of the galleon San Juan, lost in 1565.
Hidden gems in Newfoundland and Labrador (3)
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Cape Spear
A headland on the Avalon Peninsula near St. John's, at longitude 52 degrees 37 minutes west. It is the easternmost point of Canada and of North America, excluding Greenland, and it has a historic lighthouse.
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Signal Hill
A hill overlooking the harbour and city of St. John's, mostly designated a National Historic Site and crowned by Cabot Tower. Its highest point, Ladies' Lookout, is 167 metres above the sea.
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Torngat Mountains National Park
A remote national park on the Quebec and Labrador Peninsula, covering 9,700 square kilometres of mountainous terrain between northern Quebec and the Labrador Sea. It protects rugged arctic peaks and fjords at the northern tip of Labrador.
Collecting in Newfoundland and Labrador
What are the best places to visit in Newfoundland and Labrador?
LOQAH lists 7 places in Newfoundland and Labrador. The best known include Gros Morne National Park, L'Anse aux Meadows, Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve, Red Bay National Historic Site and Cape Spear. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Newfoundland and Labrador?
7, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Newfoundland and Labrador?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Newfoundland and Labrador before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Newfoundland and Labrador and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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