Little Harbour (Gander Lake)
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Little Harbour is a small unattended recreation area situated on Gander Lake
, near Gander
, Newfoundland
. Access to this area is via a 1.5 kilometer gravel road from Route 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway
).
Little Harbour is a recreational park used by residents of Gander for boating and picnicking. A slipway
for launching small pleasure craft and wharf
area is available for use by the public.
East of the cove that makes up Little Harbour is an area where ultramafic rocks created during faulting during the Ordovician
time which has been exposed by erosion
over time.
Little Harbour was the scene of a tragic incident in 2002 when twin sisters, daughters of Nelson Hart
, Karen and Krista Hart where drowned.
Gander Lake
Gander Lake is located in the central part of the Canadian island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the third-largest lake on Newfoundland....
, near Gander
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
Gander is a Canadian town located in the northeastern part of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, approximately south of Gander Bay, south of Twillingate and east of Grand Falls-Windsor...
, Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
. Access to this area is via a 1.5 kilometer gravel road from Route 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway
Trans-Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins the ten provinces of Canada. It is, along with the Trans-Siberian Highway and Australia's Highway 1, one of the world's longest national highways, with the main route spanning 8,030 km...
).
Little Harbour is a recreational park used by residents of Gander for boating and picnicking. A slipway
Slipway
A slipway, boat slip or just a slip, is a ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water. They are used for building and repairing ships and boats. They are also used for launching and retrieving small boats on trailers and flying boats on their undercarriage. The...
for launching small pleasure craft and wharf
Wharf
A wharf or quay is a structure on the shore of a harbor where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers.Such a structure includes one or more berths , and may also include piers, warehouses, or other facilities necessary for handling the ships.A wharf commonly comprises a fixed...
area is available for use by the public.
East of the cove that makes up Little Harbour is an area where ultramafic rocks created during faulting during the Ordovician
Ordovician
The Ordovician is a geologic period and system, the second of six of the Paleozoic Era, and covers the time between 488.3±1.7 to 443.7±1.5 million years ago . It follows the Cambrian Period and is followed by the Silurian Period...
time which has been exposed by erosion
Erosion
Erosion is when materials are removed from the surface and changed into something else. It only works by hydraulic actions and transport of solids in the natural environment, and leads to the deposition of these materials elsewhere...
over time.
Little Harbour was the scene of a tragic incident in 2002 when twin sisters, daughters of Nelson Hart
Nelson Hart
Nelson Hart is a Gander Newfoundland, Canada resident who was convicted on 28 March 2007 of murdering his three-year-old twin daughters in 2002.-Background:...
, Karen and Krista Hart where drowned.