Rocky Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Rocky Harbour is a village located north of Woody Point
Woody Point, Newfoundland and Labrador
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. The Post Office was established there in 1894. It became a Local Government Community in April 1966. It had a population of 687 in 1956. Today the population is 1058. http://www.rockyharbour.ca/about/index.htm

The harbour was previously known as Small Bay or Little Harbour. The harbour was frequented by the early French fisherman when it came under the French Shore fishery. The first year Rockey Harbour appeared in the census figures was in 1874 and it had a population of 35.

It is a key tourist town located in central Gros Morne National Park
Gros Morne National Park
Gros Morne National Park is a world heritage site located on the west coast of Newfoundland. At , it is the second largest national park in Atlantic Canada ....

, offering hiking, fishing, and birdwatching. It is surrounded by a World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...

 (Gros Morne National Park), which is home to Western Brook Pond Fjord.

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