Red Bay Basque Whaling Station
Also known as Red Bay National Historic Site, station baleinière basque de Red Bay
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Canada
Inscribed
2013
Area
313 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Red Bay Basque Whaling Station is about 530 km north-west of St. John's. The nearest other World Heritage site is L’Anse aux Meadows, about 65 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Corner Brook · about 21,000 peopleabout 330 km south
- St. John's · about 131,000 peopleabout 530 km south-east
- Sydney · about 38,000 peopleabout 690 km south-west
- Sept-Îles · about 26,000 peopleabout 710 km west
- Charlottetown · about 42,000 peopleabout 780 km south-west
- New Glasgow · about 20,000 peopleabout 820 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
CanadaCultural64 km away
CanadaNatural245 km away
CanadaNatural538 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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