Salkeld Islands
Interactive map of Salkeld Islands | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Fundy |
| Area | 8[1] ha (20 acres) |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Charlotte |
| Parish | Lepreau Parish |
The Salkeld Islands (also called The Brothers[2][3]) are two undeveloped islands in the Pennfield Parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada in the Bay of Fundy.[4][5][6]
The islands are named after John Salkeld, a Quaker[7] Loyalist from Florida who settled in Mace's Bay in 1784 lending his name to a small settlement on the mainland. His grandson, also named John Salkeld, lived on the Wolf Islands and was disowned from the Quaker church.[8]
William Francis Ganong notes the "twin islands" referenced in the works of Samuel Champlain and appearing on his 1612 map of the region is a reference to the Salkelds.[9]
In 1992, the Salkeld Islands were gifted to the provincial government by Saint John Terminals Ltd.[1] It is maintained as a Protected Natural Area by the Department of Natural Resources,[10] due to its role as a seabird colony.[11]
Bordered by high cliffs and covered in grass, the two islands form a Protected Natural Area.[1][12] They are nesting grounds for Black-backed gulls, Herring gulls, Eider ducks, Oldsquaw, Common Golldeneye, Great Cormorants and Double-crested Cormorants.[1] They are an important nesting site for eider ducks.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d "Salkeld Islands Given to Province" (PDF). NB Naturalist. 19 (4): 52. December 1992. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
- ^ "IBA Site Listing". ibacanada.ca. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ "IBA Site Listing". www.ibacanada.org. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2021. 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.
- ^ Mekeel, Arthur J. (1947). "Quaker-Loyalist Settlers in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia". Bulletin of Friends Historical Association. 36 (1): 26–38. doi:10.1353/qkh.1947.a395523. JSTOR 41933968.
- ^ Mekeel, Arthur J. (1947). "Quaker-Loyalist Settlers in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia". Bulletin of Friends Historical Association. 36 (1): 26–38. doi:10.1353/qkh.1947.a395523. JSTOR 41933968.
- ^ "The works of Samuel de Champlain". 1922.
- ^ https://indicators-map.canada.ca/App/Detail?id=081719&GoCTemplateCulture=en-CA
- ^ "Comprehensive Study Report" (PDF). Government of Canada. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Identification of Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas in the Bay of Fundy, Gulf of Maine: Areas identified for review, and assessment of the Quoddy region, Volume 1, 2008
