Ram Island (Saco Bay)

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Ram Island
Ram Island (Saco Bay)
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Coordinates: 43°28′01″N70°21′24″W / 43.467069°N 70.356529°W / 43.467069; -70.356529
Country United States
State Maine
County York
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
04072 (Saco)
Area code 207

Ram Island is a small uninhabited island in Saco Bay, Maine, United States. It is owned by the University of New England (UNE), which uses it for marine research purposes. [1] [2] It was purchased by the Girard family in 1999. It was transferred into the possession of UNE's Biddeford campus fifteen years later. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Ram Island | University of New England in Maine". www.une.edu. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ Writer, Staff. "Donated island off Maine coast becomes 'living laboratory'". Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  3. ↑ "UNE to use donated island in Saco Bay for education and research". Mainebiz. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
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