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Nickname: Inner Wood Island | |
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  Wood Island | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 44°37′20″N 66°49′21″W / 44.622242°N 66.822390°W |
| Type | island |
| Adjacent to | Bay of Fundy |
| Area | 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) |
| Length | 2.7 km (1.68 mi) |
| Width | 2.1 km (1.3 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Province |  New Brunswick |
| County | Charlotte |
| Parish | Grand Manan Parish |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Wood Islander |
| Population | Nil |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| • Summer (DST) | |
Wood Island is a small island in the Bay of Fundy, located to the east of Grand Manan.
History edit
Samuel de Champlain and Pontgrave were driven ashore on the island in March of 1606, after anchoring in Seal Cove. They returned to Port Royal for repairs.[1]
On 20 March 1871, the Schooner Anna was wrecked on the island. Two of her crew were lost. She was on a voyage from Saint John, New Brunswick to Boston, Massachusetts.[2]
The island hosted a thriving fishing community named Greens Landing[3] until 1959, when fish stocks declined. Most residents moved to Grand Manan.[4] The only access to the island is by boat.[5]
The island is home to Metrioptera roeselii.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Samuel de Champlain". Daily Telegraph. 7 Feb 1881.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow Herald (9755). Glasgow. 7 April 1871.
- ^ "Greens Landing". archives.gnb.ca. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick.
- ^ Noble, Scott. "Ties & Traditions". Saltscapes Magazine.
- ^ "Grand Manan Tourism - Other Islands". www.grandmanannb.com.
- ^ McAlpine, Donald & Ogden, Jeffrey. (2012). New and noteworthy records of Orthoptera from Maritime Canada. Journal of the Acadian Entomologist Society. 8. 43-47.
External links edit
- Mineralogy Database, Mindat.org
- Wood Island at Geonames.org
- "Place Names of New Brunswick: Where is Home? New Brunswick Communities Past and Present". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick.
- "Wood Island still cradles the remains of the community it hosted 70 years ago". CBC. 2020-06-26.
- Wood Island (Q22633840)