Hawke Harbour (Island) / Venison Island
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40 MAIN ST
Hawke Harbour, A0K 5Y0


Newfoundland Tourism Region : Labrador


VENISON ISLAND

[Venison] island is separated from Stony Island by a narrow channel called Venison Tickle and measures 1200 m by 550 m.

The island once had a busy wharf and fishing community, a wireless telegraph station (code VI) and a population of 36 year-round residents in 1901.

HAWKE ISLAND

There is a harbour on the east side of the island named Hawke Harbour, or sometimes Hawke Bay. The Newfoundland Whaling Company operated a whaling station in Hawke Harbour in the late 1930s. Other inlets include Eagle Cove and Caplin Bay.

Used with permission from "Uncovering the Origin of 1001 Unique Place Names in Newfoundland and Labrador" 2021 Jennifer Leigh Hill

Address of this page: http://nl.ruralroutes.com/HawkeHarbour



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