Cod Island is an uninhabited island in the northern coast of

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. It is located in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, in the eastern part of the country, 1,700 kilometers northeast of the capital

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. The total area of the island is 133 square kilometres. Early hydrographers referred to the island as Ogua-Lik. On March 7, 1957, the island received its current name.

Background

Cod island takes it name from the

Atlantic cod The Atlantic cod (''Gadus morhua'') is a benthopelagic fish of the family Gadidae, widely consumed by humans. It is also commercially known as cod or codling. During the 17th and 18th centuries in the New World, especially in

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and

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, cod became a major commodity, creating trade networks and cross-cultural exchanges.

Geography

Cod Island has hilly terrain with three of its peaks partially composing the

Kaumajet Mountains The Kaumajet Mountains are a dramatic compact mountain range rising directly out of the sea on the northern Labrador coast. The mountain range has one peak, the highest island peak on the east coast of North America between the Caribbean and ...

. The island's highest point is 914 meters above

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. It extends 15.7 kilometres in the north-south direction, and 15.4 kilometres in the east-west direction. The area around Cod Island consists mainly of

grassland A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur natur ...

s. The area around Cod Island is almost uninhabited, with less than two inhabitants per square kilometre. The annual average temperature in the area is -5 °C.

Table Hill

Table Hill is a hill on the southside of Cod Island. The top of Table Hill is 819 meters above sea level, or 551 meters above the surrounding terrain. The width at the base is 6.1 km.Table Hill
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/ref> The island has two dome shaped hills besides Table Hill.

References

{{Subdivisions of Newfoundland and Labrador, state=collapsed Islands of the Labrador Sea