The quirkiest names across Canada

Canada is a country with a lot of unusually named towns and cities. From sea to shining sea, here are the quirkiest names across Canada.

Yukon

The Yukon is home to Scroggie Creek, Old Crow, Sixty Mile, and Coffee Creek.

Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories contains Reindeer Station, Little Chicago, Snowdrift and Rat River.

Nunavut

Nunavut contains Repulse Bay and Roes Welcome Sound.

British Columbia

In British Columbia you'll find Surprise, Toad River, Pink Mountain, Lone Butte and Nanaimo (Who doesn’t love Nanaimo Bars?).

Alberta

In Alberta you can visit Whiskey Gap, Paddle Prairie, Keg River, Bodo Monitor and Vulcan (Live long and prosper, eh?).

Saskatchewan

Check out Saskatchewan's Uranium City, Moose Jaw, Pelican Narrows, Big Beaver, Cut Knife and Elbow.

Manitoba

Manitoba charms with place names such as Flin Flon, Moosehorn, Gimli, Red Sucker Lake, Jackhead, Little Bullhead and Long Body Creek.

Ontario

Ontario has a wealth of interesting names, such as Pickle Crow, Bummer’s Roost, Copperkettle, Dinner Point Depot, Moonbeam, Moose Factory, Off Lake Corner, Old Woman’s River, Plummer Additional, Proton Station, and Punkeydoodles Corners.

Quebec

When in Quebec, head to Mutton Bay and Magpie.

New Brunswick

New Brunswick gives us Grimmer, Eel River Crossing, Big Hole, Caribou Depot, Five Fingers, Ramsay Sheds and Ripples.

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is home to Lady Slipper, Lot II and Crapaud.

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia holds its own with Bald Rock, Clam Point, Conquerall Mills, Dingwall, Doctor’s Cove, Economy, Meat Cove, Moosehead, Mushaboom and Pockwock.

Newfoundland

Newfoundland is a virtual gold mine of unusual place names, such as Antelope, Fox Roost, Foxtrap, Bacon Cove, Badger Bay, Goose Arm, Pushthrough, Bake Apple Bight, Baker’s Tickle, Bald Nap, The Gut, Roaches Line, Barehead, Bat’s Path End, Happy Adventure, Heart’s Delight, Roberts Arm, Blow Me Down, Jerry’s Nose, Snook’s Arm, Sop’s Arm, Buckle’s Point, Tickle Cove, Tizzard’s Harbour, Too Good Arm, Chimney Tickle, Come By Chance, Mosquito, The Motion, and, of course, Dildo.

This is just a sampling of interesting place names across Canada. One can’t help but wonder about the origins of these place names, and, for the record, Crapaud looks like a pretty nice place.

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