LEIF'S RIVER
Enterline proposed that Leif Eriksson landed at the River of Leaves. Enterline's location corresponds to the descriptions found in Graenlendinga's Saga. The latitude of the mouth of the river matches the sunrise-sunset times described in the saga, as does the existence of a large tidal surge.
Also, the saga tells of an island north of the mouth of the river.
Barry Fell searched diligently from Labrador to Massachusetts for islands north of river mouths. He reluctantly concluded there were none. But Gyrfalcon Island lies north of the River of Leaves.
From the River of Leaves, the travel directions of the subsequent saga trips follow existing coasts closely.
The only discrepancy between Enterline's location and the location described in the saga is the phrase "... never any frost all winter." There would have been frost at the River of Leaves, even in the warmest year. But no one else has resolved that issue either. (Enterline, 1972)
Later scribes of the saga may have misunderstood a statement made in reference to the open-water marvels and changed "no [water] freezing" to "no frost".
Enterline's location is the most probable choice for Leif Eriksson's landing.
