Cape Mugford: Located opposite Cod Island is Cape Mugford - there is also a Mugford Tickle and a Mugford Bay.

All of these land features are named after Captain Francis Mugford, the commander of the Jersey Packet, who was involved in transporting Moravian missionaries, mentioned earlier in relationship to the settlements of Labrador, to Nain between 1770 and 1781.

From the Cruise the Edge website comes a bit of information regarding the area and its history:

A little further south [from the Torngat Mountains], you'll find Cape Mugford, the site of ancient camps of the early pre-Dorset people, occupiers of this barren landscape between approximately 4000 and 3400 B.P.

Cape Mugford is also home to unique volcanic rock formations, one of the two sources along the coast of Labrador of the stone, Ramah Chert - used over 7000 years by the Paleo-Eskimo peoples and the Maritime Arctic Indians.

An Aboriginal spirit lives within the North - and the modern-day Inuit keep this spirit alive through story, song, tradition and craft.

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/CapeMugford