Cape St. Mary's
Coordinates: 46 ° 49 '22 " N , 54 ° 11' 44" W.
Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve is a bird sanctuary ( Ecological Reserve, Bird Sanctuary ) on the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador .
Cape St. Mary's consists of a rocky stretch of coast on the southeast side of Newfoundland. The center of the breeding grounds is a 61-meter-high rock that is separated from the land, but only a few meters as the crow flies from the coast. The reserve is considered the largest bird reserve on the island.
Birds in the reserve
Around 24,000 northern gannets , 20,000 guillemots , 2,000 thick-billed lemurs , 20,000 kittiwakes and 300 razorbills live on Cape St. Mary's (as of 2003).
tourism
Cape St. Mary's is a sight for tourists too. From the parking lot of the tourist information center you can get to the actual bird watching point within 15-30 minutes via an unpaved hiking trail along the steep coast . The area around the cape is very often found in thick fog .
Notoriety
Cape St. Mary's is one of the most famous capes on the island. Among other things, it is mentioned in a local folk song by Otto P. Kelland, Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary's .
Web links
- Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve , Dept. Environment and Conservation, Gvt. of Newfoundland and Labrador (Eng.)
- Cape St Mary's Ecological Reserve - Newfoundland & Labrador . In: Great Canadian Parks. Digital Wizards (Ontario). (various media, English)
- Cape St. Mary's Seabird Ecological Reserve - Panoramic photo virtual tours Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada . Virtual Tours Newfoundland (English, Java)
- Silke Schlueter: The bird rock of Cape St. Mary's. In: Newfoundland & Nova Scotia - A journey through Newfoundland and Nova Scotia in eastern Canada. Retrieved on March 22, 2010 (private travel report, illustrated).
- Welcome to Cape St. Mary's Seabird Ecological Reserve . Bird Island Resort (website of the hotel, illustrated, Java, English)
Individual evidence
- Frommer's Newfoundland & Labrador. P. 94, ISBN 0-470-83223-1
- ↑ Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary's ( Memento of the original from August 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Lyrics, visitnewfoundland.ca
