Spotted Island
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| Coordinates | 53°31′N 55°47′W / 53.51°N 55.78°W |
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Spotted Island is an island off of the east coast of Labrador. Its south and east shores abut the Labrador Sea and a channel named Domino Run separates it from the Island of Ponds to the south.[1] The island is approximately 4 miles long and 2 miles wide. Its name is due to the alternating black and white cliffs on its east coast.[2]
In 1867 Spotted Island harbour was the scene of a dramatic rescue when William Jackman single-handedly saved 27 people from a ship which had run aground on a reef.[3]
Until 1961 the island was home to a Pinetree Line early warning radar station.[4]
References
- ^ Houghton, Frank (27 September 1955). "Nursing Station at Mary's Harbor Replaced First Grenfell Hospital". Ottawa Citizen. p. 21. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ Admiralty Hydrogr. Dept. (1878). The Newfoundland (and Labrador) pilot. p. 407. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "The Heroism of William Jackman". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica-Dominion. 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ^ Clearwater, John (1999). U.S. nuclear weapons in Canada. p. 260. Retrieved 7 December 2011.