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Barachois Pond Provincial Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (127 words) |
 | Barachois Pond Provincial Park is a large and popular Provincial Park in the southwest of the island of Newfoundland. |
| The park is situated off the Trans-Canada Highway, Highway 1, near Stephenville. |
| Barachois Pond is a large lake located in the park. |
| Barachois Pond Provincial Park (2207 words) |
| All 3500 hectares of the park are in the Western Newfoundland Forest eco region which is characterized by a balsam fir forest with an underscore of ferns and moss. |
| Barachois Pond became a park in 1962 to ensure the preservation of the area for nature appreciation and recreational use. |
| Barachois Pond itself is nine kilometers long and divided into three sections: first by a sand spit three kilometers down from Little Barachois Brook, and again by the peninsula where the first group of campsites are located. |
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