List of islands of Newfoundland and Labrador explained

The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is composed of mainland Labrador and the large island of Newfoundland. The coast of both the island and the Labrador Peninsula are lined with islands of various magnitudes.

List

NameWater bodyArea km²LocationRemarks
Allan's IslandAtlantic Ocean46.8508°N -55.8027°WPart of the town of Lamaline
BaccalieuConception BayUninhabited
BalcalhoaNotre Dame BayLighthouse
BellConception BayIncludes town of Wabana
BellAtlantic OceanOne of the Grey Islands
Belle IsleStrait of Belle IsleUninhabited
BrunetteFortune BayUninhabited
Bull, Cow and CalfAtlantic OceanAvalon Peninsula island cluster
CarbonearConception BayUninhabited
ChangeNotre Dame BayConsists of South and North Island
CodLabrador Sea57.7835°N -61.7823°WUninhabited
DildoTrinity Bay
FogoNotre Dame BayPopulation in 2006: 2,706
FunkLabrador Sea
GannetLabrador SeaEcological reserve
GloverGrand Lake18th-largest lake island in the world by area
GranbyWhite BayUninhabited
Green (Catalina)Atlantic OceanEast of Bonavista Peninsula
Green (Fortune)Fortune BayWest of Burin Peninsula
GroaisAtlantic OceanOne of the Grey Islands
Hawke IslandLabrador SeaFormer whaling station
HomeLabrador Sea
HorseAtlantic OceanNorth of Baie Verte Peninsula
Horse ChopsLabrador Sea
Hunt's Islandsouth west coastUninhabited
Island of PondsLabrador SeaIncludes settlement of Black Tickle
KeatsBonavista BayUninhabited
Kelly'sConception BayUninhabited
KilliniqUngava Bayland border between Nunavut and Newfoundland (Newfoundland side)
LandsatLabrador Sea [1] Discovered using Landsat 1 satellite imagery; forms easternmost part of Canada; uninhabited
Little BayNotre Dame Bay
Long IslandHermitage Bay47.6458°N -55.9817°WIncludes town of Gaultois. Population in 2021: 100
MerasheenPlacentia Bay
MillersWhite BayUninhabited
New WorldNotre Dame BayIncludes the towns of Newville, Carter's Cove and Pike's Arm
NewfoundlandAtlantic OceanMost populous part of Newfoundland and Labrador
NewfoundlandLabrador SeaA small island near Sandwich Bay
North StarLabrador SeaThe province's northernmost island, off the Labrador coast
Nunaksaluk IslandLabrador SeaIsland off the Labrador coast
OderinPlacentia Bay
Old PerlicanTrinity Bay
Paul'sLabrador SeaOff the Labrador coast; source of the mineral labradorite
PouchBonavista Bay
PuffinConception Bay
QuirponStrait of Belle IsleOff the Great Northern Peninsula
RandomTrinity Bay255South of the Bonavista Peninsula
Sandy PointSt. George's Bay
Silver FoxBonavista Bay
South AulatsivikAtlantic Ocean
South WolfLabrador SeaUninhabited
SpottedLabrador SeaFormer Pinetree Line site
StonyLabrador Sea
SquareLabrador SeaBy White Bear Arm off the Labrador coast
Swain'sBonavista BayGroup of eight islands
Trump Islands (Newfoundland and Labrador)Notre Dame Bay49.575°N -54.7692°WUninhabited
TwillingateNotre Dame BayFrom the French name, Toulinquet
VenisonLabrador SeaFormer wireless telegraph station
WadhamAtlantic Ocean
Woody IslandPlacentia Bay

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Notes and References

  1. David H. Gray, "Discovering Rocks off Labrador: A Photo Essay", IBRU Boundary and Security Bulletin, Summer 2000.