The Newfoundland of The Shipping News – in pictures

A clapboard house on a jetty on Fogo Island - the largest of Newfoundland's offshore islands, to the north of the mainland Photograph: Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism

A lighthouse on a bluff overlooking the Atlantic Photograph: Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism

A life-sized replica of the giant squid that was landed by fishermen in Glover's Harbour, Newfoundland, in 1878. The body was 20ft long with a tentacle measuring 35ft Photograph: Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism

Kayaking and whale-spotting in Witless Bay. Local legend claims that one of the Bay's founding fathers was a Captain Whittle from England. The area was originally named Whittle's Bay for him, but upon his death, his widow and children returned to England. Afterwards, the remaining settlers referred to it as Whittle less Bay and eventually, Witless Photograph: Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism

Men dressed as Vikings in the L’Anse aux Meadows UNESCO World Heritage Site - the only authenticated Viking settlement in North America. This is the region in which The Shipping News is based: its weather is foggy and unpredictable, and it's a great place for iceberg spotting in season Photograph: Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism

The Newfoundland coastline, in all its rugged beauty Photograph: Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism

An iceberg looms over houses on the edge of the sound Photograph: Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism

Traditional Newfoundland cuisine Photograph: Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism

The Northern lights over snow and icy water Photograph: Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism