Newfoundland and Labrador
Gros Morne National Park Area

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Glacier scoured bedrock terrain, Long Range Mountains, Newfoundland.

This aerial view of the interior of Gros Morne National Park shows how two main cycles of erosion have etched out the lines of weakness (faults and fractures) in the granite bedrock. First, deep weathering in preglacial time decomposed the rock along the fractures; then glaciers scooped out the soft material, leaving a network of basins and criss-crossing linear depressions.

Latitude: 49.481
Longitude: -57.745
Physiographic Region: Appalachian (Moutains, Highlands, Hills)
Photographer: Unknown
GSC Photo Number: 2002-080
High Resolution Image: Not available

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