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L'Anse-aux-Meadows National Historic Park (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 51 35 47 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.5960 decimal degrees |
Long: 055 32 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -55.5333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on the far northern edge of the island of Newfoundland; site of a Norse village, which is the only known such settlement in North America. |
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L'Anse-aux-Meadows National Historic Park (preferred,C,O)
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L'Anse-aux-Meadows (C,V)
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L'Anse aux Meadows (C,U,O,English-P)
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L'Anse aux Meadows (French)
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L'Anse au Meadow (C,U)
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L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Park (C,U,English)
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L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site (C,U,English)
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L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site of Canada (C,U,English)
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Lieu Historique National du Canada de L'Anse aux Meadows (C,U,French-P)
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Parc Historique National de L'Anse aux Meadows (C,U,French)
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L'Anse-aux-Mèduses (H,V,French,U,N)
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............ | original name, meaning "jellyfish cove" |
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Place Types: |
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deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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settled by Vikings ca. 1003 CE |
historical park (C) |
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archaeological site (C) |
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inhabited place (H) |
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Norse (H) |
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historic site (C) |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Park.......... |
[VP] |
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NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -567709 |
L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site.......... |
[VP] |
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NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -567709 |
L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site of Canada.......... |
[VP] |
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NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -567709 |
Lieu Historique National du Canada de L'Anse aux Meadows.......... |
[VP] |
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NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -567709 |
Parc Historique National de L'Anse aux Meadows.......... |
[VP] |
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NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -567709 |
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