Gros Morne National Park
Gros Morne was set aside in 1973 to preserve an important part of the natural and cultural heritage of Canada. The park represents Newfoundland's western highlands and Gulf of St. Lawrence lowlands - a landscape of mountains, fjord valleys, deep glacial lakes, coastal bogs, and wave-carved cliffs.
Gros Morne has been called the "Galapagos of Geology". Within this 700 square mile park there are classic examples of monumental earth-building and modifying forces. Here you can learn about an ancient ocean and the collision of continents, you can visit arctic-alpine barrens populated by woodland caribou and arctic hares, or you can explore the coast's 4,500 year history.
In 1987 Gros Morne became the tenth Canadian site on the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) World Heritage List. With this designation, the park joined other cultural and natural areas throughout the world, such as the Great Barrier Reef, the Galapagos Islands, Chartres Cathedral, and Yellowstone National Park. The major reason for Gros Morne's world significance is its geology. From the precambrian rocks of the Long Range mountains to the cambrian and ordovician rocks of the ancient Iapetus Ocean, the bedrock of the park provides dramatic examples that were instrumental in supporting the "Theory of Plate Tectonics". Due to its spectacular beauty and rare geology, the park has been featured in many scientific journals, television programs, and travel magazines.
- Gros Morne National Park of Canada (Parks Canada
- How to Get Here (Parks Canada)
- CanJet Airlines (offers flights to nearby Deer Lake)