The Viking settlement of Vinland is believed to have been located in what is now Newfoundland, Canada. Vinland is mentioned in historical sagas as a place visited and briefly settled by Norse explorers, particularly Leif Erikson and his crew around the year 1000. The exact location of Vinland is debated among historians, but archaeological evidence supports the theory that it was located in Newfoundland, specifically in areas such as L'Anse aux Meadows. This Norse settlement predates the European colonization of the Americas by several centuries.