Fortune Head Ecological Reserve
|
Fortune Head Ecological Reserve
|
||
 |
||
| location | Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada | |
| surface | 221 ha | |
| WDPA ID | 19361 | |
| Geographical location | 47 ° 4 ' N , 55 ° 51' W | |
|
||
| Sea level | 0 m | |
| Setup date | 1990 | |
| administration | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Fisheries and Land Resources, Land Management Division, Natural Areas Program | |
The Fortune Head Ecological Reserve is a nature reserve on the island of Newfoundland, which belongs to the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador . It was established as a provisional reserve in 1990. In 1992 the protected area received its current status.
location
The 2.21 km² protected area is located on the north coast of the Burin Peninsula , 1.6 km west of the Fortune community .
Geological importance
The rock is exposed on the cliffs of the seashore . The so-called Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) on the layer boundary between Ediacarian , the most recent period of the Precambrian , and the Cambrian is located there. The fortunian forms a chronostratigraphic stage of terreneuvian - series and has an age of 541.0 ± 1.0 mya . The trace fossil of the rock layer is Treptichnus pedum ( Seilacher , 1955).
Web links
- Fortune Head Ecological Reserve at www.protectedplanet.net
- Fortune Head Ecological Reserve at Natural Resources Canada
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Fortune Head Ecological Reserve . Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Fisheries and Land Resources. Retrieved November 14, 2018.