Gros Morne National Park in Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Feb 242013
 

Introduction :
The Gros Morne National Park is situated in the Newfoundland and Labrador province of Canada at the eastern park of the country. The Gros Morne Park measures 1805 square km in area and is the second largest national park in Atlantic Canada. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987 for its geological history and unique sceneries, the Gros Morne is uniquely famous for its Tablelands stone desert landscape where the deep ocean crust and mantle rocks lie exposed on the surface of Earth. Other attractions include the fresh water Fjord pond at Western Brook as well as the activities around the Bonne Bay.

Aerial view of the national park
Aerial view of the national park

Tablelands was believed to have originated from Earth's mantle
Tablelands was believed to have originated from Earth’s mantle
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Panaroma over the Bonne Bay
Panaroma over the Bonne Bay
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History :
The park was named after the second highest mountain peak within its area in French, Gros Morne, meaning a large mountain standing alone. The Gros Morne National Park is situated amongest the Long Range Mountains and is the eroded remnants of a formation as far as 1.2 billion years ago during a continental drift. The Western Brook Pond was created during the most recent ice age 10,000 to 25,000 years ago and has one of the highest purity rating for natural waters in the world. The Tablelands was believed to originate from the Earth’s Mantle and have been forced up to the surface during a plate collision several hundred million years ago.

Panaroma over the Bonne Bay
Viewing the landscape from the Tablelands
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Wildlife at the Gros Morne National Park
Wildlife at the Gros Morne National Park
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Western Brook pond formed by glaciers during the most recent ice age
Western Brook pond formed by glaciers during the most recent ice age
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The Pissing Mare Falls
The Pissing Mare Falls
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Getting there :
The nearest airport to the Gros Morne National Park is the Deer Lake Regional Airport which is 35 km from the southern park boundary and is mainly served by Air Canada and Provincial airlines from major cities of the country.