Etymology

Lark Harbour

Lark Har·bour

Today it means: A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Full definition →

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The story

The town is named after a nearby bay, named in turn by James Cook (1728 - 1779) after HMS Lark, one of the ships used during his survey of the Newfoundland coast.

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