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ID: 1101998
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1101998
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of L'Anse-aux-Meadows National Historic Park (deserted settlement)  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

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.

Names:
L'Anse-aux-Meadows National Historic Park (preferred,C,O)
L'Anse-aux-Meadows (C,V)
L'Anse aux Meadows (C,U,O,English-P)
L'Anse aux Meadows (French)
L'Anse au Meadow (C,U)
L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Park (C,U,English)
L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site (C,U,English)
L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site of Canada (C,U,English)
Lieu Historique National du Canada de L'Anse aux Meadows (C,U,French-P)
Parc Historique National de L'Anse aux Meadows (C,U,French)
L'Anse-aux-Mèduses (H,V,French,U,N)  ............ original name, meaning "jellyfish cove"

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of North and Central America (continent)  ....  North and Central America (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Canada (nation)  ........  Canada (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Newfoundland and Labrador (province)  ............  Newfoundland and Labrador (province) (P)
Hierarchy of L'Anse-aux-Meadows National Historic Park (deserted settlement)  ................  L'Anse-aux-Meadows National Historic Park (deserted settlement) (P)

Place Types:
deserted settlement (preferred, C)  ............  settled by Vikings ca. 1003 CE
historical park (C)
archaeological site (C)
inhabited place (H)
Norse (H)
historic site (C)

Sources and Contributors:
L'Anse au Meadow..........  [VP]
.............................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -567709
L'Anse-aux-Meadows..........  [VP]
...................................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
L'Anse aux Meadows..........  [VP]
...................................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -567709
L'Anse-aux-Meadows National Historic Park..........  [VP Preferred]
....................................................................  Rand McNally, International Data (1988)
L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Park..........  [VP]
....................................................................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -567709
L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site..........  [VP]
....................................................................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -567709
L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site of Canada..........  [VP]
...................................................................................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -567709
L'Anse-aux-Mèduses..........  [VP]
...................................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-)
Lieu Historique National du Canada de L'Anse aux Meadows..........  [VP]
.........................................................................................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -567709
Parc Historique National de L'Anse aux Meadows..........  [VP]
.............................................................................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -567709
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -567709
..................  Rand McNally, International Data (1988)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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