Carbonear Island

Carbonear Island is a small uninhabited island on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada. It is located at the mouth of Carbonear harbour. There are no records to show permanent residence but, it became a strategic haven for the British settlers of Carbonear during the raids by the French.

The first documented reference to Carbonear Island was by Thomas Oxford of St. John's in 1679 when he requested that a fortress be erected on the island. "Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador", Volume One, (p 346) ISBN 0-9693422-2-5] In 1696 when Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville had raided most of the settlements in Conception Bay and Trinity Bay, the residents of Carbonear took refuge on the Island and was successful in defending the island from capture.

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* [http://www.islandchartertours.com/ Brief overview with photographs]

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