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All Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Glassy Beach
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Glassy Beach

A sea glass gold mine on Newfoundland’s rugged coast.

Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador

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A picturesque beach like many others in Newfoundland, however, this one is particularly special because of the way it attracts sea glass. The beach composition, although quite rocky, is full of sea glass and old plate fragments.

Please leave it as you found it, as taking sea glass is prohibited.

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There isn’t a formal address for the beach.

The coordinates are 49.51477, -56.0139, with a small parking area nearby at 49.51570, -56.01384.

Walk across the road to a short path that leads directly to the beach.

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Springdale, Newfoundland and Labrador, A0J 1S0
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