St. Paul Island is a small island in the Cabot Strait. A narrow channel runs between its two halves. Discovered by John Cabot in 1497, it is about 25 km north of Nova Scotia, to which it politically belongs, and three times that far southwest of Newfoundland Island.
Known for a long history of shipwrecks it has a solar powered lighthouse. Except for occasional visits by amateur radio operators (the callsign prefix is CY9), birdwatchers, and SCUBA divers, the island is uninhabited. Actually landing on the island requires the permission of the Canadian Coast Guard.
Because of the number of shipwrecks in the area there are many stories of lost treasure and ghosts on the island.
Other St. Paul Islands exist in the Indian Ocean and the Aleutians.
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Last updated: 08-23-2005 07:49:29
