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  • Red Bay Whaling Station

    Red Bay Whaling Station, or Red Bay Basque Whaling Station is is a fishing village located in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It was a significant whaling center in the 16th century. Red Bay was run by Basque seamen, a Southwestern European ethnic group, and it was an important part of the North Atlantic whaling trade, leaving behind cultural and archaeological relics. Red Bay Basque Whaling Station was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013.
    The site is a UNESCO World Heritage site with the official name, Red Bay Basque Whaling Station.
    World Heritage Site
    Red Bay Whaling Station
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    Red Bay Whaling Station

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    2013

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Canada

    Newfoundland and Labrador

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    16th Century AD

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    Basques Monuments

     

     

     

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