Shalloway Cove Newfoundland and Labrador Map

About Shalloway Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador

Shalloway Cove is a neighbourhood in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Shalloway Cove is located at 48.8439°N, 53.6844°W.

Shalloway Cove rests where the rugged Newfoundland coastline begins to soften, a scatter of weathered homes clinging to the edge of a wide, deep inlet. It lies 30.8 km east-north-east of Glovertown, NL (from Glovertown, NL: bearing 56°T), and is situated 6.7 km south-west of Gooseberry Island. The land here is a study in muted greens and greys, a tapestry of low-lying spruce, hardy heath, and outcroppings of ancient rock that the relentless sea has smoothed and shaped. The air, even on a calm day, carries the sharp tang of salt and the distant, mournful cry of gulls, a constant reminder of the vast, indifferent ocean that defines this place. Long, lean fishing boats bob gently at their moorings, their colourful hulls a bright counterpoint to the muted palette of the landscape, and in the late afternoon, the sun often casts a honeyed glow across the water, turning the mist that curls from the waves into something almost ethereal. For generations, the lifeblood of Shalloway Cove has been drawn from the sea, the generations of fishermen who have navigated its capricious moods and coaxed sustenance from its depths. The economy still leans heavily on the bounty of cod and lobster, though the echoes of past industries are etched into the very bones of the place – the skeletal remains of old wharves, the whispers of once-thriving processing plants now silent. The history of Shalloway Cove is a story of resilience, of families who weathered storms both literal and metaphorical, their lives inextricably bound to the rhythms of the tides and the changing fortunes of the fishing grounds. There are no grand monuments here, only the quiet dignity of everyday life, the steady hum of engines starting up before dawn, and the shared understanding that binds the people of Shalloway Cove together.

About This Shalloway Cove Map Page

Explore Shalloway 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: 48.843889, -53.684444. 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 Shalloway Cove includes the postal code (A0C), telephone area code (709, 879). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Shalloway 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.