Ram Island
Ram Island, is a small island located along the south side of Caribou Island near Mackenzie Point. It was formerly known as Mackenzie Island, until an official name change in 1970.
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Little Caribou Spit
Little Caribou Spit is a small sandy strip of land located along the south side of Monroes Island, that separates Caribou Harbour from the Northumberland Strait.
Black Point
Black Point is a rocky headland located west of Hawksbill Point on the north side of Caribou Island extending out into the Northumberland Strait. It was formerly known as Barebank Point, as well as Johns Point, but officially changed to the current version in 1976.
Black Point is a common name and thus there a few other places in Pictou County that go by the same name, including a community, and another rocky headland.
Caribou Reef
Caribou Reef is located just off the north easterly tip of Caribou Island, in the Northumberland Strait, and one of the reasons a light-house beacon is placed at Gull Point.
Gully Head
Gully Head is located east of Waterside Beach Provincial Park, along the north side of Caribou Island, extending out into the Northumberland Strait.
Gull Spit
Gull Spit is a small sandy strip of land (about half a kilometer) located along the south side of Caribou Island, that extends south into Caribou Harbour. It is a home for many species of sea birds and also a sandy beach used by locals.
MacCarthys Point
MacCarthys Point is located on the south side of Caribou Island, extending westerly out into Caribou Harbour.
Kenneth Point
Kenneth Point is located on the south side of Caribou Island between MacCarthys Point and Mackenzie point, extending out into the Caribou Harbour. It was labeled as Harris Point on the 1879 map, possibly because the land grant here at that time was to Matthew Harris.