Welcome to Big Island ...

Big Island is located on the Atlantic coast of Labrador.

A typical abbreviation for Big Island: Big Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Big Island is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Big Island lies in the Newfoundland Time Zone (NST/NDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: NST- Heure Normale de Terre-Neuve (HNT), NDT- Heure Avancée de Terre-Neuve (HAT).

Note: While Big Island is in the Newfoundland Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

The telephone area code for Big Island: (709)

Communities Also Named Big Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Big Island - they are located in Louisiana, Minnesota, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Island.

Communities near Big Island ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Big Island.

• Batteau
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batteau
• Punch Bowl, Shoal Bay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punch Bowl, Shoal Bay
• Frenchmans Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Island
• Seal Islands Harbour
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Islands Harbour
• Comfort Bight
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort Bight
• Hawke Harbour ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawke Harbour

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/