vinland's

Updated: May 10, 2025

On these maps the cape itself was shown on the "Promontory of Vinland" and was given the name Kialarnes, or the Ship's Nose, from its resemblance in form to the high upturned prow of the old Norse ships. To the entire area of the gulf was given the title Vinland's Haf.

Walter H. (Walter Herbert) Rich - Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine