Place:L'Anse Amour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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NameL'Anse Amour
Alt namesL'Anse Amoursource: WeRelate abbreviation
TypeCommunity
Located inNewfoundland and Labrador, Canada


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L'Anse Amour is a small town on the Strait of Belle Isle in Labrador, a part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 2006, it has a population of 8.

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Literally translated from French as "Cove of Love," L'Anse Amour is a corruption of an earlier name, L'Anse aux Morts, which means "Cove of the Dead."

Human settlement in the area dates back at least 7,500 years as evidenced by the burial mound of a Maritime Archaic boy here. His body was wrapped in a shroud of bark or hide and placed face down with his head pointed to the west. A sign at the site describes the significance of the burial mound and reproductions of artifacts found there are located at the Labrador Straits Museum in L'Anse au Loup, Labrador.

The burial mound site was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1978.

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