Gros Morne National Park
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (viii).
Region
Europe and North America
Canada
Inscribed
1987
Area
180,500 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Gros Morne National Park is about 440 km north-west of St. John's. The nearest other World Heritage site is Red Bay Basque Whaling Station, about 240 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Corner Brook · about 21,000 peopleabout 85 km south
- St. John's · about 131,000 peopleabout 440 km south-east
- Sydney · about 38,000 peopleabout 440 km south-west
- Charlottetown · about 42,000 peopleabout 550 km south-west
- New Glasgow · about 20,000 peopleabout 590 km south-west
- Sept-Îles · about 26,000 peopleabout 620 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
CanadaCultural245 km away
CanadaCultural263 km away
CanadaNatural397 km away
CanadaNatural479 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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