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.
- Where
- Portugal Cove South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 46.6319, -53.1903
Get the Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve. 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 Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve
Cape Spear 108 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.
Signal Hill 111 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.
Gros Morne National Park 479 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.
Fortress of Louisbourg 529 km
A National Historic Site on Cape Breton Island with a one quarter reconstruction of an 18th century French fortress. Its two sieges, especially that of 1758, were turning points in the struggle between France and Britain for North America.
Cape Breton Highlands National Park 570 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.
L'Anse aux Meadows 578 km
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.
Cape Breton Island 583 km
The rugged northern island of Nova Scotia, joined to the mainland by a causeway. It holds the Cabot Trail and Cape Breton Highlands National Park, and Gaelic and Acadian music are still alive across the island.
Sable Island 606 km
A thin crescent of sand dunes about 300 kilometres southeast of Halifax, in the Atlantic. It is famous for its wild horses and for the many shipwrecks along its shores, and it forms part of a national park reserve.
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Questions
Where is Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve?
Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve is in Portugal Cove South, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Cape Spear (108 km), Signal Hill (111 km), Gros Morne National Park (479 km).
How do I get the Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve 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 Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve 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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