Cabot Head is a point of land on the northeast tip of the Bruce Peninsula in the Canadian province of Ontario. The Bruce Peninsula separates Georgian Bay from the rest of Lake Huron. Cabot Head is so named in honor of the explorer John Cabot, although Cabot never explored the Great Lakes.
Coordinates: 45°14′42″N 81°17′32″W / 45.245°N 81.29222°W / 45.245; -81.29222
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