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SOME NATURAL WONDERS IX 



NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR 



NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR IS AN EDGY PLACE. 

 LOCATED ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF NORTH AMERICA, IT'S WHERE BIRDS, 

 BERGS, AND WHALES SHARE SPACE IN THE OCEAN. 



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 Cinquefoil. 



WHALES MIGRATE NORTH AS BERGS DRIFT 

 south, their paths crossing beneath the gaze of mil- 

 lions of seahircls. Sometimes you can see all three at 

 once, either from shore or from a tour boat. If you're 

 lucky. Ever smelled the air from a 10,000-year-old 

 berg? Its so old it's fresh. 



On land, keep an eye out for moose because there 

 are 125,000 of them. Their cousins come in great 

 numbers, too, in Labrador where there are 450,000 

 barren ground caribou. 



Bald eagles might be the most sought- 

 after raptor, and you'll find them nesting in 

 Terra Nova National Park, among other 

 places. Because of its location on migration 

 flyways, Newfoundland and Labrador is a 

 good place to spot rarities, especially on 

 headlands, those edges of the earth. 



This place is edgy in another way. Both 

 land and sea straddle the boundaries of plant 

 colonies. In some places, it is the southernmost edge 



Top. You'll find the largest barren ground caribou 

 herd in the world in Labrador; Right: 10.000-year- 

 old icebergs drift by the coast of Newfoundland 

 and Labrador In spring and early summer. 



of northern alpine plants; and in other, the north- 

 ernmost reach of underwater species. 



And because Newfoundland and Labrador is 

 only a few hours by air from major centers, it's easy 

 to get here. When you do, Witless Bay Ecological 

 Reserve, with its puffins and humpbacks, is half an 

 hour from St. John's and is patrolled by half a dozen 

 tour boats. The most accessible seabird colony in 

 eastern Canada is Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve 

 where thousands of golden-headed Northern 

 Gannets nest atop a sea stack 50 feet from a clifftop 

 viewing point. 



Gros Morne National Park, on the west coast of 

 the Island of Newfoundland, is a UNESCO World 

 Heritage Site. It's one of the great natural wonders of 

 the world, with its fjords, rare rocks, ancient mountains, 

 and inspiring landscapes. It will change you. 



