Caribou Island is located on the north side of Caribou Harbour along the Northumberland Strait. The Mi’kmaq name was “Komoogun-uk” meaning where birds are decoyed. William Rodgers from Ireland first settled here about 1803. A Lighthouse at Gull Point on the north east end of the Island, it was first built in 1868. The name refers to both a terrain feature and the community.
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The name Caribou was chosen because early settlers saw a herd of caribou out along the east point of Caribou Island which they then named Caribou Point.
Central Caribou is a rural community located along the south east side of Caribou Harbour, north west of the Town of Pictou.
Caribou Harbour is part of a larger geography that includes Caribou Island, Central Caribou, and Caribou River. It is historically significant to Pictou County and an important port offering ferry services, commercial fishing, recreational opportunities, and a notable maritime climate. Caribou Harbour was explored and described on early maps by Nicholas Denys in the 1660s.
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