Spotted Island

Spotted Island
Location of Spotted Island in Labrador
Geography
Coordinates 53°31′N 55°47′W / 53.51°N 55.78°W / 53.51; -55.78Coordinates: 53°31′N 55°47′W / 53.51°N 55.78°W / 53.51; -55.78
Country
Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador

Spotted Island is an island off of the east coast of Labrador. Its south and east shores abut the Labrador Sea and a channel named Domino Run separates it from the Island of Ponds to the south.[1] The island is approximately 4 miles long and 2 miles wide. Its name is due to the alternating black and white cliffs on its east coast.[2]

In 1867 Spotted Island harbour was the scene of a dramatic rescue when William Jackman single-handedly saved 27 people from a ship which had run aground on a reef.[3]

Until 1961 the island was home to a Pinetree Line early warning radar station.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Houghton, Frank (27 September 1955). "Nursing Station at Mary's Harbor Replaced First Grenfell Hospital". Ottawa Citizen. p. 21. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Admiralty Hydrogr. Dept. (1878). The Newfoundland (and Labrador) pilot. p. 407. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "The Heroism of William Jackman". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica-Dominion. 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  4. ↑ Clearwater, John (1999). U.S. nuclear weapons in Canada. p. 260. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
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