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Thrombolites at Flower's Cove

On the way to…

  1. YDF → L'Anse aux Meadows →

    A mapped walking trail to some of the strangest things a road passes anywhere: thrombolites, mound-building microbial structures of a kind that dominated Earth billions of years ago. Effectively on the route — the trail sits a minute off the highway.

    Stopping here adds about 1 min and 0.3 km to that drive (5h 51m door to door).

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Thrombolites at Flower's Cove on the YDF → L'Anse aux Meadows drive — the nearest door is YDF, 5h 51m door to door.Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Tiles by OpenFreeMap. Route line computed with OSRM.

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