New River Island
Interactive map of New River Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Fundy |
| Coordinates | 45°7′9″N 66°32′34″W / 45.11917°N 66.54278°W |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Charlotte County |
| Parish | Lepreau Parish |
New River Island (also called Mole Island[1][2], George's Island[3] and Mink Island)[3] is an undeveloped island across from the beach of New River Beach Provincial Park in Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick, Canada.[4]
It is administered by the Nature Trust of New Brunswick, following a donation by Robert Stewart.[5][6]
History
In 1869, the barque Genii was wrecked after mooring along New River Island during the Saxby Gale, kedging and being lost with 11 deaths aboard.[7][3]
In 1884, James Mealey Jr drowned while crossing to New River Island intending to hunt birds.[8]
Nature
The island is an important nesting site for eider ducks.[9]
Berried female lobsters have been noted as ecologically significant on its north and southwestern edge.[10]
References
- ↑ "Mole Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "National Topographic System, 1:50,000 : Canada". Canadiana.ca. Retrieved Jun 14, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Dr. J. C. Medcof (1966). "THE WRECK OF THE GENII". Collections of the New Brunswick Historical Society. 19. St. Andrews.
- ↑ "New River Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "New River Island Nature Preserve". Nature Trust of New Brunswick.
- ↑
- ↑ "Hiking NB - Chitticks Beach Trail - New River Beach Provincial Park". Hikingnb.ca. Retrieved June 22, 2026.
- ↑ "The York gleaner. : The York Gleaner : Vol. IV,..." Canadiana.ca.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Identification and Review of Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas in the Bay of Fundy" (PDF). Waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca. Retrieved June 22, 2026.