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