Transcribed "History and Place Names" of our province, Newfoundland and Labrador" including humerous ideas and maybe an "error" through typing or otherwise. ENJOY! The provincial flag: White is representative of snow and ice; Blue represents the Sea; Red represents human effort; and Gold our confidence in ourselves. The Island of Newfoundland has an area of 108 860 km2 and a perimeter of 9 871 km. There are 12 other major sea islands which when combined with the Island of Newfoundland have a total area of 111 365 km2 and a perimeter of 11 548 km. There are 7170 minor sea islands with an area of 3 598 km2 and a perimeter of 9 236 km. When you add all of this up the total is : area: 114 963km2 and a perimeter: 20 784 km. Wreckhouse Winds Wreckhouse is located between Cape Ray and St Andrew's in Southwestern Newfoundland. This area is, at times, subject to extremely violent southeast winds, which have been strong enough to blow railcars off their tracks. Newfoundland Placenames Newfoundland has the most unusual collection of place names of any country in the world. The hackneyed manner by which other New World settlers identified their communities and natural landmarks did not appeal to the rugged types who settled here. Early Newfoundlanders were men of imagination and wit who were at their best when leaving names to posterity. Consider their humorous side. There must have been a twinkle in many an eye when such gems as these were bestowed: Jerry's Nose Nick's Nose Cove Come-by-Chance Blow-me-down Lushes Bight Bumble Bee Bight Ha Ha Bay Run-by-guess Bleak Joke Cove Calves Nose Nancy Oh Little Looping Harbour Snake's Bight Joe Batt's Arm Dildo The depths of their hardship in times long past caused such place names as: Gripe Point Bad Bay Bleak Island Misery Point Famine Point Wild Bight Breakheart Point Famish Gut Savage Cove Dead Man's Bay Confusion Bay Wreck Cove Bareneed Empty Basket Some settlers were contented with their discoveries and their satisfaction is reflected in: Heart's Desire Heart's Content Heart's Delight Safe Harbour Comfort Cove Little Heart's Ease Sweet Bay Too Good Arm Little Paradise Harbour Grace Angel's Cove Cupids Homesick settlers provided place names from their own origins: English Harbour Portugal Cove Harbour Breton Turk's Island Frenchman's Cove Jersey Harbour Ireland's Eye The French colonized a part of the Island and held fishing rights for centuries. They left many a name, all which have been mispronounced for years: Bay D'Espoir (locally called Bay Despair) Francois Bay de Vieux Chaleur Bay Cinq Cerf Bay L'Anse a L'Eau La Hune When imagination ran out they turned to what they had at hand: Plate Cove Ladle Cove Spout Cove Chimney Cove Table Cove Spoon Cove Butter Cove Cape Onion Broom Point Bacon Cove Bread Island Rooms Traytown They also looked to the animals or birds: Lion's Den Pigeon Island Bear's Cove Turr Island Horse Chops Gander Bay Hare's Ears Point Swan Island Cat Gut Black Duck Little Cat Arm Goose Bay Otter Point Eagle Isand Dragon Bay Gull Island Fox Roost Cow Head Goat Island Muskrat Brook Many names denote the affinity towards fishing and the sea: Caplin Cove Trout River Herring Neck Rope Cove Salmon Cove Schooner Island Boat Harbour Dog Fish Point Ship Cove and Mooring Cove Also, we would add: Button Island Shoe Cove Stocking Harbour Petticoat Harbour Not to mention: Hatchet Cove Sitdown Pond Goblin How about: God Bay Devil Cove Dry of ideas, they ended up with: Nameless Cove Harbour Harbour