Canada - Newfoundland, Gander International Airport

Gander International Airport
Gander, Newfoundland

As an important re-fuling stop for trans-Atlantic flights and a major point on the Great Circle route between North America and Europe, gander has become the aerial "Crossroads of the World."  

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In 1985, Gander was the site of the Arrow Air Flight 1285 disaster, in which a McDonnell Douglas DC-8 with 256 people on board crashed during takeoff due to atmospheric icing; there were no survivors. The crash was and remains to date the deadliest airplane accident on Canadian soil.

Canada - Newfoundland, Cape Bonavista Lighthouse

Newfoundland
Canada's Natural Beauty
Splendeurs naturelles du Canada

Cape Bonavista Lighthouse was first visited by Europeans in 1497, and the surrounding lands were claimed by John Cabot for King Henry VII of England five years after Columbus discovered the West Indies.

Le phare du Cap Bonavista. Ce lieu fut visite en premier par les Europeens in 1497.  Cinq ans plus tard, Jean Cabot prenait possession des regions environnantes au nom du roi Henri VII d'Angleterre.  Chrisophe Colomb a decouvert les Antilles.
2010

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The lighthouse on Cape Bonavista was built in 1843 using the lamps and reflectors from the Bell Rock Lighthouse in Scotland. The lighthouse was replaced by a steel tower in 1966 and the original lighthouse has been turned into a museum.

Canada - Newfoundland, Iceberg at Salt Harbour

Newfoundland
Canada's Natural Beauty
Splendeurs naturelles du Canada

Iceberg at Salt Harbour.
2010

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Icebergs generally range from 1 to 75 metres (3–250 ft) above sea level and weigh 100,000 to 200 000 tons. The tallest known iceberg in the North Atlantic was 168 metres (550 ft) above sea level, making it the height of a 55-storey building. Despite their size, the icebergs of Newfoundland move an average of 17 kilometres a day (10 mi). These icebergs originate from the glaciers of western Greenland, and may have an interior temperature of -15 to -20°C (5 to -4 °F).

Canada - Newfoundland, St. John's

Newfoundland
Canada's Natural Beauty
Splendeurs naturelles du Canada

Sailing Flotilla, St. John's Harbour.
Flottille pittoresque dans le port de Saint-Jean.
2010

Canada - Newfoundland, Bowring Park

The Swimming Pool, Bowring Park
St. John's, Newfoundland

Color photo by Ruggles Photographic House, St. John's, Nfld.
1958