Cruising Western Brook Pond, Gros Morne’s Landlocked Freshwater Fjord
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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.
- By Jennifer Bain - August 28th, 2024 6:02am