Climate
The climate in this part of Newfoundland is on the cool side of temperate - daytime highs are around 20 degrees Celsius in the summer and -5 in the winter. Annual precipitation is just over 1300mm.
Understand
A UNESCO World Heritage site, Gros Morne National Park protects an area of impressive natural beauty, rural Newfoundland culture, and unique geological wonders. The park's namesake mountain, Gros Morne, is the second highest point in Newfoundland at 806 metres.
Landscape
The park is located in the Long Range mountains, an extension of the Appalachian chain running up the west coast of the island of Newfoundland. The landscape of the park is mountainous and rugged, and has a number of interesting geological features, including a number of fjords and the barren Tablelands.
History
Gros Morne National Park was created in 1973, and received UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 1987.