Cable Head, Prince Edward Island
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Cable Head is a cape in Kings County
, Prince Edward Island
, north of St. Peters Bay. Its precise location is 46'28"N, 62'37"W.
The official history of the geographic name Cable Head is that when the first Scotch settlers came to this district, they found on the shore below the farm now owned by John Simmons, a piece of hemp cable, evidently from some vessel. From this incident they named the place in Gaelic "Ceann Cable" meaning 'Cable End.' The word Ceann means End, but it also means 'head.' When English became the most common language, the name was translated in the form "Cable Head."
Cable Head is the home of the Cable Head Airpark
, a seasonal airport that only operates during the summer.
Kings County, Prince Edward Island
Kings County is located in eastern Prince Edward Island, Canada.It is the province's smallest, most rural and least-populated county. Kings County is also least dependent upon the agriculture industry compared with the other two counties, while being more heavily dependent on the fishery and...
, Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
, north of St. Peters Bay. Its precise location is 46'28"N, 62'37"W.
The official history of the geographic name Cable Head is that when the first Scotch settlers came to this district, they found on the shore below the farm now owned by John Simmons, a piece of hemp cable, evidently from some vessel. From this incident they named the place in Gaelic "Ceann Cable" meaning 'Cable End.' The word Ceann means End, but it also means 'head.' When English became the most common language, the name was translated in the form "Cable Head."
Cable Head is the home of the Cable Head Airpark
Cable Head Airpark
Cable Head Airpark is located northwest of Cable Head, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is a seasonal airport, with no winter snow removal and soft surfaces during the summer thaw. Prior permission is required....
, a seasonal airport that only operates during the summer.