Unusual Place Names

      Newfoundland has the most unusual collection of place names of any country in the world. Early Newfoundlanders had quite an imagination, and a good sense of humour!

      Humourous:

      Jerry's Nose
      Come-by-Chance
      Blow-me-down
      Ha Ha Bay
      Bleak Joke Cove
      Little Looping Harbour
      Joe Batt's Arm
      Dildo

      Despair:

      Gripe Point
      Bad Bay
      Bleak Island
      Misery Point
      Famine Point
      Breakheart Point
      Famish Gut
      Savage Cove
      Dead Man's Bay
      Confusion Bay
      Wreck Cove

      Happiness:

      Heart's Desire
      Heart's Content
      Heart's Delight
      Safe Harbour
      Comfort Cove
      Little Heart's Ease
      Sweet Bay
      Paradise
      Harbour Grace
      Angel's Cove
      Cupids

      Household Items:

      Plate Cove
      Chimney Cove
      Table Cove
      Spoon Cove
      Bread Island
      Butter Cove
      Cape Onion
      Broom Point
      Button Island
      Shoe Cove
      Stocking Harbour
      Petticoat Harbour
      Hatchet Cove

      Miscelaneous:

      Sitdown Pond
      Goblin
      Nameless Cove
      Harbour Harbour





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