What are the locations of some of the earliest settlements ...

[Davideckstein7]

What are the locations of some of the earliest settlements established by Norse (Viking) explorers in today's Canadian province of Labrador and Newfoundland?
 
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Question 2

Dreams of finding the Northwest Passage motivated many of the earliest explorers to brave the challenges of the Far North. Will global warming help make this elusive concept a reality for travelers in the 21st century? Where and why?
 
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[smrtceo]

Answer to Question 1

Some of the earliest Norse settlements were established by explorers from Greenland in the L'Anse aux Meadows (Fr. Jellyfish Cove) on the northern tip of Newfoundland.

Answer to Question 2

Yes, because of global warming and the reduction of Arctic ice sheets, the Northwest Passage, now only open to reinforced ice-breaking vehicles, could be open to conventional craft for a few weeks per year in the summer.

[Davideckstein7]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[ryhom]

Gracias!