Gros Morne National Park

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Gros Morne National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Newfoundland renowned for its dramatic fjords, ancient exposed mantle rocks, and diverse coastal and mountainous landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
national park ⓘ
administeredBy Parks Canada ⓘ
area 1805 square kilometres ⓘ
contains Bonne Bay ⓘ
Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse ⓘ
Western Brook Pond ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
established 1973 ⓘ
geologicalAge Paleozoic ⓘ
linked to: Paleozoic Era
geologicalFeature Tablelands ⓘ
ophiolite complex ⓘ
geologicalSignificance exposed section of the Earth’s mantle ⓘ
hasEcosystem alpine tundra ecosystem ⓘ
boreal forest ecosystem ⓘ
coastal marine ecosystem ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Gros Morne Mountain ⓘ
highestElevation 806 metres ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
landscapeFeature boreal forest ⓘ
coastal lowlands ⓘ
fjords ⓘ
mountains ⓘ
tundra plateaus ⓘ
locatedIn Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
locatedInRegion western Newfoundland ⓘ
locatedOn island of Newfoundland ⓘ
nearestTown Norris Point ⓘ
Rocky Harbour ⓘ
offersActivity backcountry camping ⓘ
boat tours ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
partOf Long Range Mountains ⓘ
province Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ
recognizedFor ancient exposed mantle rocks ⓘ
diverse coastal and mountainous landscapes ⓘ
dramatic fjords ⓘ
typicalWildlife black bear ⓘ
caribou ⓘ
moose ⓘ
red fox ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (vii) ⓘ
(viii) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationReason exceptional natural beauty ⓘ
outstanding example of plate tectonics and continental drift ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1987 ⓘ

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Newfoundland and Labrador → containsSite → Gros Morne National Park ⓘ
Newfoundland and Labrador → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Gros Morne National Park ⓘ
Parks Canada → responsibleFor → Gros Morne National Park ⓘ
Long Range Mountains → highestPoint → Gros Morne ⓘ
linked to: Gros Morne National Park
Long Range Mountains → partOf → Gros Morne National Park ⓘ
Gros Morne National Park → hasHighestPoint → Gros Morne Mountain ⓘ
linked to: Gros Morne National Park
Western Newfoundland → contains → Gros Morne National Park ⓘ
Route 1 (Newfoundland and Labrador) → passesNear → Gros Morne National Park region ⓘ
linked to: Gros Morne National Park
Deer Lake Regional Airport → serves → Gros Morne National Park region ⓘ
linked to: Gros Morne National Park
Northern Newfoundland → contains → Gros Morne National Park ⓘ
subject linked to: northern Newfoundland
Northern Newfoundland → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Gros Morne National Park ⓘ
subject linked to: northern Newfoundland
Great Northern Peninsula → contains → Gros Morne National Park (northern portion) ⓘ
linked to: Gros Morne National Park
Tablelands → locatedIn → Gros Morne National Park ⓘ
Tablelands → partOf → Gros Morne UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: Gros Morne National Park
Rocky Harbour → locatedIn → Gros Morne region ⓘ
linked to: Gros Morne National Park
Rocky Harbour → near → Gros Morne National Park ⓘ
Rocky Harbour → mainAccessPointFor → Gros Morne National Park ⓘ
Norris Point → locatedIn → Gros Morne region ⓘ
linked to: Gros Morne National Park
Norris Point → isGatewayTo → Gros Morne National Park ⓘ
Norris Point → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Gros Morne National Park ⓘ
Bonne Bay → partOf → Gros Morne National Park ⓘ
Bonne Bay → locatedIn → Gros Morne National Park ⓘ
Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse → locatedIn → Gros Morne National Park ⓘ
Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse → locatedInProtectedArea → Gros Morne National Park ⓘ
Western Brook Pond → locatedIn → Gros Morne National Park ⓘ
Western Brook Pond → protectedArea → Gros Morne National Park ⓘ
Western Brook Pond → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Gros Morne National Park ⓘ