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The Viking sod houses.

Viking Land and the Wild “Newfie” Wind

July 8th 2006
The winds of Newfoundland are strong. The only other option would be, no wind and biting black flies. I’ll take the wind, thank you. L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site was once a full fledged Norse Village for Vikings serving as a sailing base for explorations throughout the area, about 1000 AD. Hedge-Ingestad, a Norwegian scholar-explorer and Anne Stine Ingstad, an archeologist ... read more
North America » Canada » Newfoundland & Labrador » Saint Anthony

Canadian Flag A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more
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