Great Northern Peninsula
| Great Northern Peninsula | ||
 Map of Newfoundland, the Great Northern Peninsula is in the extreme northwest |
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| Geographical location | ||
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 28 ′ N , 56 ° 46 ′ W | |
| Waters 1 | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Waters 2 | Gulf of Saint Lawrence , Belle Isle Strait | |
| length | 225 km | |
| width | 80 km | |
| surface | 17,483 km² | |
The Great Northern Peninsula ( English for "Great Northern Peninsula") is the largest and longest peninsula on the Canadian island of Newfoundland . It is about 225 km long and up to 80 km wide. It covers an area of 17,483 km².
Its southern limit is approximately at the level of Bonne Bay . In the far north of the peninsula are the two capes Cape Norman and Cape Bauld . The peninsula is bounded to the west by the Gulf of St. Lawrence , to the north by the Belle Isle Strait and to the east by the Labrador Sea and White Bay .
topography
The Great Northern Peninsula can be divided into two topographical areas: the high plateaus of the Long Range Mountains and the low-lying coastal areas where all settlements are to be found. The Long Range Mountains are characterized by steep mountain valleys with spectacular fjords that reach down to the sea, as well as by lake-rich plateaus through which rivers flow.
The northern end of the peninsula is divided in two by Hare Bay . The southern and eastern border areas are mountainous, while the western area has a coastal plain in the north and deep fjords in the south.
Gros Morne National Park is located on the peninsula . The former Icelandic-Greenlandic settlement of L'Anse aux Meadows is located near the northern tip of the peninsula .