Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve

Natural SiteWorld Heritage Site

Protected area in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve is a wilderness area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site located at the southeastern tip of Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The reserve is home to the namesake Mistaken Point Formation, which contains one of the most diverse and well-preserved collections of Precambrian fossils in the world. Ediacaran fossils discovered at the site constitute the oldest known remnants of multicellular life on Earth.

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Province of AvalonHistorical Site · 49 km

Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve

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