Shallop Cove: Located in the SW corner of the Island of Newfoundland, Shallop Cove is named after a common type of fishing boat used in the cod and seal fisheries.

From the DNLE, the dimensions of a "shallop" are given from an 1895 source as follows: "The shallop was a large boat, decked at both ends and open in the centre, with moveable deck boards and pounds; there were cuddies both fore and aft where the fishermen could sleep.

There were never less than three men in a shallop: their dimensions were 30 to feet keel, 10 to 40 feet beam". Another sources, dated 1935 suggested that "the shallops appear to have all disappeared by 1806, and seal fishery was then prosecuted in decked schooners".

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

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