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.
- Where
- St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 51.5953, -55.5312
Get the L'Anse aux Meadows stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at L'Anse aux Meadows. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Newfoundland and Labrador volume with your photos and a note.
Near L'Anse aux Meadows
Red Bay National Historic Site 64 km
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.
Gros Morne National Park 263 km
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.
Signal Hill 492 km
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.
Cape Spear 499 km
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.
Anticosti Island 577 km
A large island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Quebec, with few residents and many white tailed deer. It is known for waterfalls, canyons and limestone cliffs with fossils from about 440 million years ago, and joined the World Heritage List in 2023.
Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve 578 km
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.
Magdalen Islands 643 km
An archipelago of sand dunes, red cliffs and beaches in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Most of the islands are joined by sandbars, and the mostly French speaking population has a long tradition of lobster fishing.
Cape Breton Highlands National Park 658 km
A national park on northern Cape Breton Island, covering 948 square kilometres. It was the first national park in the Atlantic provinces, and the Cabot Trail winds along its coastal cliffs and over its highland plateau.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Newfoundland and Labrador
Questions
Where is L'Anse aux Meadows?
L'Anse aux Meadows is in St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Red Bay National Historic Site (64 km), Gros Morne National Park (263 km), Signal Hill (492 km).
How do I get the L'Anse aux Meadows stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at L'Anse aux Meadows and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Newfoundland and Labrador volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to L'Anse aux Meadows before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Newfoundland and Labrador volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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