Red Bay National Historic Site
The Red Bay National Historic Site is a National Historic Site of Canada located in Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. This on-land and underwater archaeological site marks one of the best preserved Basque whaling station locations of the 16th century and covers 600 hectares.Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: national historic site in Newfondland and Labrador, Canada
- Also known as: “Red Bay Basque Whaling Station” and “Red Bay Visitor Center”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Red Bay.
Red Bay
Village
Photo: Wiegee, Public domain.
Red Bay is a fishing village in Labrador, notable as a significant underwater archaeological site in the Americas. Between 1530 and the early 17th century, it was a major Basque whaling area.
Red Bay National Historic Site
- Categories: whaling station, archaeological site, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Newfoundland and Labrador, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
51.73259° or 51° 43′ 57″ northLongitude
-56.42941° or 56° 25′ 46″ westOpen location code
9835PHMC+26OpenStreetMap ID
node 448385758OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3238270
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Red Bay National Historic Site” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Red Bayko euskal bale-gunea”
- Basque: “Red Bayko euskal baleazaleen kokalekua”
- Dutch: “Red Bay Baskisch walvis(verwerkings)station”
- French: “lieu historique national de Red Bay”
- French: “Lieu historique national de Red Bay”
- French: “station baleinière basque de Red Bay”
- Galician: “Factoría baleeira vasca de Red Bay”
- German: “Red Bay”
- Japanese: “レッド・ベイ国定史跡”
- Spanish: “Estacion ballenera vasca de Bahia Roja”
- Spanish: “Estación ballenera vasca de Bahía Roja”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include United Church and Anglican Cemetery.
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