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Gros Morne National Park

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farther west. Sedimentary rocks (including some dolomitic limestone) in the southeastern sector support the North Lake association of stony sandy loam. An association of mostly-shallow loam, the Cox's Cove, occupies a discontinuous band over shale, slate, limestone and sandstone near the coast. The
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Hiking the trails is a popular activity at Gros Morne. There are about 20 marked day trip trails, exploring coastal and interior areas of the park. One of the more strenuous dayhikes is the 16 km hike over Gros Morne Mountain. This trail is also called the
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is mostly underlain by the peaty Gull's Marsh association and the coarse Sally's Cove association except for an area of clay (Wood's Island association) around Rocky Harbour. The stony infertile soils of the ultramafic tablelands south of Bonne Bay belong to the
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The park takes its name from Newfoundland's second-highest mountain peak (at 806 m or 2,644 ft) located within the park. Its French meaning is "large mountain standing alone," or more literally "great sombre." Gros Morne is a member of the
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for both its geological history and its exceptional scenery. The geology of the park in particular illustrates the concept of plate tectonics, and has shed important light on geological evolution and its processes.
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and the outlet to the sea was cut off. The 16-kilometre (9.9 mi) long narrow "pond" then filled in with fresh water. The water in the fjord is extremely
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The park is home to many arts festivals, including Gros Morne Theatre Festival, Writers at Woody Point, Gros Morne Summer Music, and Trails, Tales and Tunes.
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because "The park provides a rare example of the process of continental drift, where deep ocean crust and the rocks of the earth's mantle lie exposed."
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The interior of the park can also be accessed, notably through the multi-day Long Range Traverse between Western Brook Pond and Gros Morne Mountain.
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from 25,000 to about 10,000 years ago. Once the glaciers melted, the land, which had been pushed down by the weight of the ice sheet,
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The Gros Morne National Park Reserve was established in 1973, and was made a national park on October 1, 2005.
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in age. Mt. Gros Morne and Mt. Big Level lie within this Inlier. The western boundary of this inlier (along
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Geology of the Appalachian–Caledonian Orogen in Canada and Greenland, Geology of Canada, no. 6
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remnants of a mountain range formed 1.2 billion years ago. In 1987, the park was awarded
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stage and the all Ordovician system is defined in the Green Point section within this park.
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In respect of its key role in the development of an understanding of plate tectonics, the
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The many soil associations mapped in the park reflect the wide variety of bedrock. The
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and is assigned the highest purity rating available for natural bodies of water.
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of Western Newfoundland. This peninsula is referred to as the Humber Zone, a
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known as the Bay of Islands Complex, Little Post Complex, and Old Man Cove
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Soils of the Sandy Lake – Bay of Islands Area, Western Newfoundland
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in south west of Gros Morne National Park, look more like a barren
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Kluane / Wrangell–St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek
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Cooper, Roger; Nowlan, Godfrey; Williams, S. H. (March 2001).
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The Tablelands, found between the towns of Trout River and
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A guide to the geology of the park and adjacent areas
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http://gac.esd.mun.ca/nl/pdf/Field%20Guide%202003.pdf
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Index

Gros Morne (disambiguation)
IUCN category
national park

Western Brook Pond
Map showing the location of Gros Morne National Park
Canada
Map showing the location of Gros Morne National Park
Newfoundland
Rocky Harbour
Newfoundland and Labrador
Canada
49°41′22″N 57°44′17″W / 49.68944°N 57.73806°W / 49.68944; -57.73806 (Gros Morne National Park)
Parks Canada
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Criteria
419
Session
Canadian national park
World Heritage Site
Newfoundland
national park
Atlantic Canada
Torngat Mountains National Park
Long Range Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
eroded
World Heritage Site
UNESCO
National Parks Project

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