SANDBANKS PROVINCIAL PARK:

Located near the town of Burgeo, approximately 150 km (93.2 mi) from the Trans Canada Highway on Route 480, Sandbanks Provincial Park is named for its undulating sand dunes and long expanses of flat, sandy beaches which are some of the most magnificent on the island portion of this province.

Inland, the park is characterized by spruce-fir forest and barrens typical of the South Coast of Newfoundland. There is evidence that the area was inhabited by Dorset Eskimo long before Europeans settled these shores.

Sandbanks Island, which was once joined by a sandbar to the Sandbanks Park area, has a Dorset archaeological site in a small cove. It is believed that it may have been a look-out.

Used with permission from "Uncovering the Origin of 1001 Unique Place Names in Newfoundland and Labrador" 2021 Jennifer Leigh Hill

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