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# L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site
L’Anse aux Meadows · Canada

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 1978.

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City / localityL’Anse aux Meadows

Country / geographic scopeCanada

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates51.58472, -55.55000

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## UNESCO World Heritage
L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site

Cultural · Inscription: 1978

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/4/)

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## Sources and accuracy
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