Cape Porcupine, Labrador

Cape Porcupine, Labrador

The Headland of Cape Porcupine is a remote point of land on the south east coast of Labrador in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Cape juts out into the Atlantic Ocean in a generally westerly direction and forms a protective barrier from Northerly gales for the beach of white sand referred to Wonderstrands.

The closes settlement to Cape Porcupine is Cartwright, Labrador which lies approximately 17 miles south.

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