🏛️ Red Bay Basque Whaling Station

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The Red Bay National Historic Site is a National Historic Site of Canada located in Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. This on-land and underwater archaeological site marks one of the best preserved Basque whaling station locations of the 16th century and covers 600 hectares. In 1979, Red Bay was declared a National Historic Site and in 2013, it was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Red Bay Basque Whaling Station is a cultural World Heritage site in Canada, in Americas. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Red Bay Basque Whaling Station was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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