Route 430 is a 413-kilometre-long paved highway that traverses the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The route begins at the intersection
Route 430 in Gros Morne National Park
L'Anse aux Meadows
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L'Anse aux Meadows is an archaeological site, first excavated in the 1960s, of a Norse settlement dating to approximately 1,000 years ago. The site is located near St. Anthony on the northernmost tip
Newfoundland and Labrador Route 430
…St. Anthony. Officially known as the Great Northern Peninsula Highway, it has been designated as the Viking Trail since it is the main auto route to L'Anse aux Meadows, the only proven Viking era settlement in North America. It is the primary travel route in the Great Northern Peninsula and the only improved highway…
Recreated Norse buildings at L'Anse aux Meadows
A model depicting the Norse settlement established at L'Anse aux Meadows
Anne Stine Ingstad at L'Anse aux Meadows, 1963. Ingstad, along with her husband, led an archaeological excavation of the site.
The remains of Norse buildings on display. The remains of seven Norse buildings were uncovered during the Ingstads' excavation of the site.