This Caribou Island map was created by combining modified topographic data, community details, and a shaded relief model to depict terrain features. Browse the map online here, or to download a copy to use on your own device. (Also see the list of other Caribou Island maps …)
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 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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Hawksbill Point is a rocky headland located on the north side of Caribou Island east of MacKenzie Beach Provincial Park and extends out into the Northumberland Strait.
This Northumberland Strait map, meticulously crafted in 1977, stands as a testament to the cartographic mastery of its time. With precise detailing and intricate craftsmanship, this chart offers a comprehensive portrayal of the maritime landscape spanning from Prince Edward Island to mainland Nova Scotia.
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