According to the Dictionary of Newfoundland English, a pond is a “natural body of still water of any size.” So that explains how a landlocked freshwater fjord that’s 10 miles long, 540 feet deep and surrounded by towering cliffs came to be called Western Brook Pond.
Gros Morne celebrated 50 years as a national park this weekend. What was once a small region of fishing communities without even a paved road among them has grown to a world-class park due in no small part to the work of the people in those communities.
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