Kings Cove Newfoundland and Labrador Map

About Kings Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

Kings Cove is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Kings Cove is located at 52.5752°N, 55.7417°W.

Kings Cove nestles into the rugged embrace of Newfoundland's eastern coastline, a place where the land surrenders to the insistent rhythm of the sea. It lies 37.8 km east of Port Hope Simpson, NL (from Port Hope Simpson, NL: bearing 84°T), and is situated 4.0 km south-south-east of Fishing Ships Harbour. Jagged cliffs, worn smooth by the tireless caress of wind and wave, stand sentinel over a scattering of brightly painted houses, their roofs a vibrant defiance against the often-muted palette of the surrounding landscape. The air here carries the briny tang of the Atlantic, a constant reminder of the ocean's proximity, and in the late afternoon, a peculiar quality of light often descends, turning the grey-green sea and the moss-clad rocks into something luminous and otherworldly. The terrain is a testament to glacial sculpting, a land of exposed bedrock and shallow, peat-stained bogs that mirror the vast, often turbulent sky above. The history of Kings Cove is deeply entwined with the bounty and peril of the North Atlantic, a narrative etched into the weathered faces of its inhabitants and the sturdy construction of its wharves. For generations, the lifeblood of Kings Cove pulsed with the fishing industry, its economy sustained by the cod that once teemed in these waters. Though the great cod stocks have waned, the spirit of maritime enterprise persists, finding new avenues in tourism and local crafts, the latter often featuring intricate lacework and hand-knitted woolens that speak of a resilient, resourceful people. The echoes of its founding, a time when hardy settlers carved out a life from this challenging environment, can still be felt, a quiet pride in the enduring strength of Kings Cove.

About This Kings Cove Map Page

Explore Kings Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.575182, -55.74171. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Kings Cove includes the postal code (A0K), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Kings Cove is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.