Little Island (New Brunswick)
Interactive map of Little Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Fundy |
| Coordinates | 45°01′00″N 66°55′00″W / 45.016667°N 66.916667°W |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Charlotte |
| Parish | West Isles Parish |
Little Island (formerly Graveyard Island[1] and Steward Island[1]) is an undeveloped island in the West Isles Parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, where the Bay of Fundy enters Passamaquoddy Bay.[2][3][4]
The island is only 150 metres off Deer Island.[1]
Archaic and Late Maritime Archaic artifacts have been found on Little Island.[5]
There is a geodetic triangulation station on the highest point of the island.[6]
On Oct 31 1938, Blanchard Lambert drowned when his boat capsized off Pendleton Island, and his body was recovered on Little Island.[7]
References
- ^ a b c Reynolds, Walter F. (1918). "Triangulation in Maine".
- ^ "No. 166". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "489" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 4 July 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 490, 497, 500, and 501 at same site.
- ^ "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ https://unbscholar.dspace.lib.unb.ca/server/api/core/bitstreams/04e9b90b-a34a-46ba-bb71-0bfd7431a8d5/content
- ^ "Triangulation in Maine", U.S. Government Printing Office, 1918, "Supplementary Points" pp177+
- ^ https://www.oldnews.com/en/record?lang=en&record_id=record-11035-412219
