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.
Flood Risk Zones

Flood risk zone maps have been prepared for sixteen communities in the province most prone to flooding.
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.
Slope Instability

Slope-stability or mass-movement problems occur where either sediment and/or rock and/or snow move downslope in response to gravity.
Precontact Soapstone Mining

Soapstone has been and continues to be an important cultural element in many native societies.