Newfoundland Heritage Web Site

Exploring the Newfoundland Interior: Geology and Communications

James Howley's 1919 geological map of Newfoundland
Exploring the Newfoundland Interior: Geology and Communications

Cormack's journeys did not stimulate a rush into the Newfoundland interior, which for much of the 19th century remained a Mi'kmaq preserve.
The Newfoundland Interior

Information about the Newfoundland interior, including interaction with the Beothuk and mapping the area.
The Norse in the North Atlantic

The first Europeans known definitely to set foot in Newfoundland were the Norse.
The Portuguese Explorers

The Portuguese pioneered the European exploration of the Atlantic Ocean. Some historians believe that Portuguese mariners reached Newfoundland before Cabot.
Sebastian Cabot

One of John Cabot's sons, Sebastian, is bound up with his father's story, and the story of the European exploration of North America.
Irish Monks and the Voyage of St. Brendan

Transatlantic voyages by medieval Irish monks were conducted in pursuit of some kind of spiritual or divine mission.
Exploring 19th-Century Labrador

An account of the failed 1887 expedition of Randle Wilson Holme (1864-1957) to reach Churchill Falls in the interior of Labrador.