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of Newfoundland and Labrador
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Interesting Botanical Places
Labrador Straits and Vicinity




L'Anse-Amour Limestone Cliff and Scree Slope






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Page created December 11, 2001
Page last updated January 7, 2006




Navigate this Page - "Interesting Botanical Places - Labrador Straits and Vicinity:
Battery Cliffs and Trail, east of L'Anse-au-Loup
L'Anse-Amour, Labrador
Lourdes de Blanc Sablon, Quebec
Mt. Bonenfant, Blanc-Sablon, Quebec
Mt. Parent, Blanc-Sablon, Quebec
Quebec-Labrador Border, Labrador
St. Lewis Access Road





Battery Cliffs and Trail, east of L'Anse-au-Loup
View from the east. July 10, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Cliffs showing high summit
Cliffs showing high summit; closer view
View from the trail. July 8 and 10, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Snowbed above pond, part-way along trail
Trail approaching cliff edge. A bad day!
The high summit

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L'Anse-Amour, Labrador
Limestone outcrop and scree slope between village and lighthouse. July 8, 2002 [Digital - John Maunder]
Effects of a late-melting snow bed
Limestone outcrop and scree slope between village and lighthouse. July 11, 2001 [Digital - John Maunder]
Woodchuck, presiding from burrow entrance, below high cliff
View from the top of the scree slope
Lighthouse. July 14, 2001 [Digital - John Maunder]
Lighthouse with "white" Astragalus in foreground
Limestone outcrop and scree slope between village and lighthouse. July 14, 2001 [Digital - John Maunder]
From near the lighthouse
Looking east across Forteau Bay. July 14, 2001 [Digital - John Maunder]
Fog bank over L'Anse-Amour area

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Lourdes de Blanc Sablon, Quebec (just west of Labrador-Quebec border)
Cap Crow. July 14, 2001 [Digital - John Maunder]
Cap Crow "Grotto"
"Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon" Shrine atop the "Cap"
Astragalus and Oxytropis growing atop the "Cap"
Looking inland from atop the "Cap"
Harbour Viewed from atop the "Cap". Shore outline determined by differential erosion of rock strata

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Mt. Bonenfant, Blanc-Sablon, Quebec
View from the west. July 11, 2002.[Digital - John Maunder]
Mt. Bonenfant and border terraces from Blanc-Sablon Harbour
Views from the summit. July 11, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Eastern section of Blanc-Sablon from near the summit
Western slope of mountain from near the summit
Summit, looking southeast
Summit, looking northwest
Tattered snow fences from near the summit

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Mt. Parent, Blanc-Sablon, Quebec
General Views. July 11, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Lower slopes, north side
Lower slopes, north side, higher view

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Quebec-Labrador Border, Labrador
General Views. July 10-11, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Mt. Bonenfant and border terraces from Blanc-Sablon Harbour
Border terraces from highway
Looking west toward Blanc-Sablon Harbour from the border
Communications tower and gravel pit just east of the border
Border survey marker near highway

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St. Lewis Access Road
About 20.8 km east of the Trans-Labrador Highway. Alpine barrens and scrub. July 9, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Looking west
Looking northeast

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