Red Bay National Historic Site
Red Bay National Historic Site is a museum in Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. Red Bay National Historic Site is situated nearby to Anglican Cemetery, as well as near United Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Red Bay National Historic Site.
Red Bay National Historic Site
Museum
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Red Bay National Historic Site is situated 260 metres northwest of Red Bay National Historic Site.
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
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
51.73057° or 51° 43′ 50″ northLongitude
-56.42756° or 56° 25′ 39″ westOpen location code
9835PHJC+6XOpenStreetMap ID
node 448884106OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Red Bay National Historic Site” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Red Bayko Gune Historiko Nazionala”
- French: “Lieu Historique National de Red Bay”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Anglican Cemetery and United Church.
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