Red Bay National Historic Site——UNESCO
Red Bay, a fishing village in southern Labrador, was once a Basque whaling site in North America. From 1550 to the mid-1700s, Red Bay was home to three Galleon and four small Chalupa, and the discovery of these whaling vessels and tools has made Red Bay one of the most valuable underwater archaeological sites in North America. Red Bay is a natural harbor, named after the red granite in the area, which served as a mooring point for naval vessels during World War II. The map shows that the coastline forms a large concave inlet here, and the S10 makes a large curve along the waterfront....
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Red Bay, a fishing village in southern Labrador, was once a Basque whaling site in North America. From 1550 to the mid-1700s, Red Bay was home to three Galleon and four small Chalupa, and the discovery of these whaling vessels and tools has made Red Bay one of the most valuable underwater archaeological sites in North America. Red Bay is a natural harbor, named after the red granite in the area, which served as a mooring point for naval vessels during World War II. The map shows that the coastline forms a large concave inlet here, and the S10 makes a large curve along the waterfront.
