Whale Cove, New Brunswick

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Whale Cove is a cove on Grand Manan Island in North Head, New Brunswick, Canada. It is located in the northern part of the island, on the Bay of Fundy, near North Head. The cove's once busy fishing wharf was destroyed in the Groundhog gale of 1976. [1]

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Climate

Climate data for North Head
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Average high °C (°F)0
(32)
0
(32)
2
(35)
8
(46)
13
(55)
18
(64)
21
(69)
20
(68)
17
(62)
12
(53)
7
(44)
2
(35)
10
(50)
Average low °C (°F)−9
(15)
−9
(15)
−4
(24)
0
(32)
4
(39)
9
(48)
12
(53)
12
(53)
9
(48)
5
(41)
0
(32)
−6
(21)
1
(33)
Average precipitation mm (inches)120
(4.7)
99
(3.9)
110
(4.4)
86
(3.4)
91
(3.6)
81
(3.2)
71
(2.8)
84
(3.3)
91
(3.6)
110
(4.2)
130
(5.2)
110
(4.5)
1,190
(46.7)
Source: Weatherbase [2]

Notable residents

The American writer Willa Cather began spending her summers in Whale Cove in 1921 and eventually had a cottage built there. [3] The cottage is still open to the public as a tourist site. [4]

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References

  1. "Fundy Island Gems" . Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  2. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for North Head, New Brunswick". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on March 13, 2014.
  3. Lee, Hermoine. Willa Cather: Double Lives. New York: Pantheon, 1989, p. 160.
  4. "Fundy Island Gems" . Retrieved March 13, 2013.

Coordinates: 44°46′25″N66°45′25″W / 44.77361°N 66.75694°W / 44.77361; -66.75694