travel42 Port Guide: Gros Morne National Park

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Gros Morne National Park, on the west coast of Newfoundland 265 mi/425 km northwest of St. John's, has sensational fjords, mountains (and mountain climbing), bays, hiking trails and fishing. It's similar in appearance to the Highlands area of Scotland and parts of Norway, and is 10 times older than Canada's Rocky Mountains.

The fjord scenery is found at Bonne Bay and especially Western Brook, which presents the most dramatic scenery in the park: 2,250-ft-/685-m-high cliffs that stretch along ...