Red Bay

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Red Bay is a historic coastal fishing village and former Basque whaling station on the southeastern coast of Labrador in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf community in Canada
former Basque whaling station
historic coastal fishing village
settlement
administrativeDivision Local Service District / small community governance structure
climate subarctic maritime climate
country Canada
designation National Historic Site of Canada
governedBy Town of Red Bay local authority
hasArchaeologicalSite Red Bay Basque whaling station
hasAttraction Red Bay National Historic Site
hasCulturalHeritage Basque maritime heritage
hasEconomicActivity fishing
tourism
hasHistoricalSignificance Basque whaling
hasNearbyWaterBody Strait of Belle Isle
hasPreservedFeature burial sites of whalers
cooperages
whaling ovens
wharf remains
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalActivity transatlantic Basque fishing and whaling
whale oil production
historicalLanguagePresence Basque
historicalPeriodOfWhaling 16th century
knownFor sunken 16th-century whaling ships
underwater archaeological sites
well-preserved Basque whaling remains
languageSpoken English
locatedIn Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Strait of Belle Isle region
locatedInTimeZone Newfoundland Time Zone
locatedOn southeastern coast of Labrador
locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
partOf Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
region eastern Canada
linked to: Eastern Canada
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iii)
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UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 2013
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteType cultural
wasUsedBy Basque whalers
linked to: Basque whaling

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