Cable Head, Prince Edward Island

Cable Head
Location of Cable Head in Prince Edward Island

Cable Head is a cape in Kings County, Prince Edward Island, north of St. Peters Bay. Its precise location is 46'28"N, 62'37"W.

Coordinates: 46°28′00″N 62°37′00″W / 46.4667°N 62.6167°W / 46.4667; -62.6167

The official history of the geographic name Cable Head is that when the first Scots settlers came to this district, they found on the shore below the farm now owned by John Simmons, a piece of hemp cable, evidently from some vessel. From this incident they named the place in Gaelic "Ceann Cable" meaning 'Cable End.' The word Ceann means End, but it also means 'head.'. When English became the most common language, the name was translated in the form "Cable Head."[1]

Cable Head is the home of the Cable Head Airpark, a seasonal airport that only operates during the summer.

References

  1. ↑ , Prince Edward Island Provincial Government, Web, Apr. 20, 2011.


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