Great Northern Peninsula

Geographical location

The Great Northern Peninsula (English for " Great Northern Peninsula " ) is the largest and longest peninsula on the Canadian island of Newfoundland. It is about 225 km long and 80 km wide. It covers an area of ​​17,483 km ².

Its southern boundary is located at about the level of Bonne Bay. In the extreme north of the peninsula are the two capes Cape Norman and Cape Bauld. In the west, the peninsula from the St. Lawrence Gulf, north of the Belle Isle Road and in the east of the Labrador and White Bay is limited.

Topography

The Great Northern Peninsula can be divided into two topographical regions: the high plateaus of the Long Range Mountains and the low-lying coastal areas where all settlements are to be found. The Long Range Mountains are characterized by steep mountain valleys with spectacular fjords that reach to the sea, as well as lake-rich high plateaus, which are traversed by rivers.

The northern end of the peninsula is divided into two by the Bay Hare Bay. The southern and eastern border areas are mountainous, while the western region has a coastal plain in the north, and is traversed in the south of deep fjords.

On the peninsula there is the Gros Morne National Park. Near the northern tip of the peninsula lies the former Icelandic- Greenland settlement L' Anse aux Meadows.

  • Peninsula (Canada)
  • Peninsula (North America)
  • Peninsula (Atlantic Ocean )
  • Geography ( Newfoundland and Labrador )
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