Venison Island

Venison

Venison Island, as photographed by Edith Watson in August 1913
Location of the Venison Island in Labrador
Geography
Location Labrador Sea
Coordinates 52°58′12″N 55°46′30″W / 52.970°N 55.775°W / 52.970; -55.775Coordinates: 52°58′12″N 55°46′30″W / 52.970°N 55.775°W / 52.970; -55.775
Area 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Highest elevation 68 m (223 ft)
Country
Canada
Province Newfoundland and Labrador

Venison Island is an island off of the coast of Labrador.

The island is separated from Stony Island by a narrow channel called Venison Tickle and measures 1200 m by 550 m.[1] The island once had a busy wharf and fishing community, a wireless telegraph station (code VI)[2] and a population of 36 year-round residents in 1901.[3]

References

  1. The Newfoundland (and Labrador) pilot. Admiralty Hydrogr. Dept. 1878. pp. 374–375.
  2. Wireless telegraph stations of the world. United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Steam Engineering. 1907. p. 20.
  3. Census of Newfoundland and Labrador 1901 1. Newfoundland Colonial Secretary's Office, Sir Robert Bond. 1901. p. 412.


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