Newfoundland Heritage Web Site

Table of Contents

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Coastal Erosion

A look at erosion along Newfoundland's coasts.
Coastal Flooding

Coastal Flooding--Natural Environment--Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web
Lake Melville

This ecoregion is located on the perimeter of Lake Melville. It has humid, cool summers and cold winters.
Ancient Uses of Ramah Chert

Precontact cultures utilized stone for tool making. They appear to have preferred chert, a fine-grained stone composed mainly of silica.
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.
Winokapau Lake North, Labrador

This ecoregion extends northeast from Winokapau Lake and borders the western extensions of the Lake Melville ecoregion.