Venison Island
Island off the coast of Labrador / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Venison Island is an island off of the coast of Labrador.
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Geography | |
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Location | Labrador Sea |
Coordinates | 52.970°N 55.775°W / 52.970; -55.775 |
Area | 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
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Canada | |
Province | Newfoundland and Labrador |
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The island is separated from Stony Island by a narrow channel called Venison Tickle and measures 1200 m by 550 m.[1] The island once had a busy wharf and fishing community, a wireless telegraph station (code VI)[2] and a population of 36 year-round residents in 1901.[3]