Welcome to Current Island ...

So far, we found very little information about Current Island. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Current Island to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Current Island, please Contact Us.

Current Island was located on the Strait of Belle Isle, the northwest side of Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Current Island is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: The area where Current Island was located is in the Newfoundland Time Zone (NST/NDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: NST- Heure Normale de Terre-Neuve (HNT).

Note: If you travel west from Current Island, you will leave Newfoundland Time and cross into the Atlantic Standard Time Zone (AST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

The location where Current Island once stood is in the (709) area code.

Communities near Current Island ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Current Island.

• Anchor Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Point
• Flowers Cove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowers Cove <3>
• Bird Cove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bird Cove <3>
• Blue Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Cove
• Deadmans Cove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadmans Cove
• Bear Cove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Cove
  • Bear Cove has also been known as:
  • Salmon Rock
• Plum Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum Point <3>
• Seal Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Island
• Brig Bay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brig Bay
• Flowers Island
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Island

Off-the-Road Links ...

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