UNESCO World Heritage Sites in North America / CANFANS004
CANADA: L'Anse aux Meadows National
Historic Site, Newfoundland
Brief Description:
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.
