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.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
community in Canada
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Town of Red Bay local authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | Red Bay Basque whaling station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttraction | Red Bay National Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage | Basque maritime heritage ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
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tourism ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | Basque whaling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyWaterBody | Strait of Belle Isle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPreservedFeature |
burial sites of whalers
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cooperages ⓘ whaling ovens ⓘ wharf remains ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalActivity |
transatlantic Basque fishing and whaling
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whale oil production ⓘ |
| historicalLanguagePresence | Basque ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfWhaling | 16th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
sunken 16th-century whaling ships
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underwater archaeological sites ⓘ well-preserved Basque whaling remains ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Labrador
NERFINISHED
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Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ Strait of Belle Isle region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Newfoundland Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southeastern coast of Labrador ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf | Province of Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | eastern Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2013 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteType | cultural ⓘ |
| wasUsedBy | Basque whalers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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