Bacalhieu

Baccalieu Island stands at the northern entrance to Conception Bay, separated from Newfoundland by a narrow channel rich in fish. Its rocky shores are nesting places for many seabirds, including puffins and Leach's storm-petrels. The island's name recalls the cod sought in these waters: related words for the fish occur in Portuguese, Spanish and Basque. On Giacomo Gastaldi's map of 1556, the island appeared under the name Bacalaos.