Mistaken Point
Also known as Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criterion (viii).
Region
Europe and North America
Canada
Inscribed
2016
Area
146 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Mistaken Point is about 110 km south of St. John's.
Nearest towns and cities
- St. John's · about 131,000 peopleabout 110 km north
- Corner Brook · about 21,000 peopleabout 440 km north-west
- Sydney · about 38,000 peopleabout 540 km west
- New Glasgow · about 20,000 peopleabout 740 km west
- Charlottetown · about 42,000 peopleabout 760 km west
- Halifax · about 359,000 peopleabout 840 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
CanadaNatural479 km away
CanadaCultural578 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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