Newfoundland Heritage Web Site

Table of Contents

Click on TABLE OF CONTENTS above to access a list of all Natural Environment articles.
Coastal Erosion

A look at erosion along Newfoundland's coasts.
Manuels Pyrophyllite Mine

The Avalon Peninsula has a long history of mining activity. This includes a small mine near Manuels, Conception Bay, known as The Talc Mine.
Slope Instability

Slope-stability or mass-movement problems occur where either sediment and/or rock and/or snow move downslope in response to gravity.
South Avalon Burin Oceanic Barrens

South Avalon Burin Oceanic Barrens ecoregion covers the southern tips of the Avalon and Burin peninsulas.