UNESCO World Heritage Site

L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site

L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Canada, inscribed in 1978.

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 Gr

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.

Country
Canada
Region
North America
Category
Cultural
Inscribed
1978
UNESCO reference
4
Area
7,991 ha

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