The Town of Norman's Cove Long Cove
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While traveling through Norman's Cove, it is hard not to notice 'Chapel Head', a large rock promonitory which extends for about a kilometer and a half in Trinity Bay. 'The Head' - as the locals refer to it - consists of red and grey shale deposited on the floodplains of an ancient river system (see Long Rocks). It was shaped and formed in the Devonian Period when North America began to collide with Europe (the Avalon Peninsula was then part of Africa). The once horizontal sediment is now angled 45 degrees from the shoreline. Further shaping and erosion occurred with the recession of glacial masses during the last Ice Age. Since then, Chapel Head has retained it's steep cliffs and beauty for all to enjoy.The image above was taken from the far end of the western edge (Long Cove Side) of the chapel head trail as you look northward up the deep Trinity Bay. For a different perpective of it's mass, Click Here. |
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Last updated on April 15th, 2006