Cape St. George: Located at the very tip of the peninsula, Cape St. George (Cap Saint Georges in French) is the name of the section of land that extends in a southwesterly direction, the tip of which marks the northwest entrance to St. George's Bay.

It is not known why the cape was named after St. George, who was a soldier in the Roman army in the 3rd and 4th centuries AD, and who is venerated as a Christian martyr, however, on BFN website it states that "this region of Newfoundland- Labrador was discovered in 1497 by the Italian adventurer, Giovanni Caboto.

He noted the presence of the Mi'kmaq tribes and named this coastal region Cape Saint George, Later Captain James Cook corroborated the existence of that settlement on May 15, 1767 which was called Kwesowaak in the Mi'kmaq language".

At several locations, the cliffs rise as high as 15.25 m (50 ft) from the ocean and there is little area to take shelter from the wicked wind and pounding surf.

This has produced a steep, stony beach with poor anchorage, backed by a narrow strip of land, in turn backed by hills (White Hills) in the area of the Cape, which gives way to a low, flat, green strip of land toward Marches Point".

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/CapeStGeorge