White Head Island

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White Head Island
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White Head Island
Location in the Bay of Fundy
Geography
LocationBay of Fundy
Coordinates 44°37′52.6″N66°42′28.63″W / 44.631278°N 66.7079528°W / 44.631278; -66.7079528
ArchipelagoGrand Manan Archipelago
Area6.17 km2 (2.38 sq mi)
Administration
Canada
Province New Brunswick
County Charlotte
Parish Grand Manan Parish
Demographics
Population162 (2011) [1]
Pop. density26.3/km2 (68.1/sq mi)
Long Point Lighthouse OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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Long Point Lighthouse at the southern tip of White Head Island
Constructed1966  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionconcrete tower
Height11 m (36 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Shapequadrangular tower with balcony and lantern rising from the fog signal building [2]
Markingswhite tower, red lantern
Power sourcesolar power  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
OperatorCanadian Coast Guard [3] [4]
Fog signal 2s. blast every 20s.
Focal height15.5 m (51 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Range12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Iso W 12s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

White Head Island is located east of Grand Manan in the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick. In 2011 the island had a population of 162. White Head Island was governed as a local service district [1] prior to the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reform.

For approximately four hours surrounding low tide, the island can be reached on-foot from Grand Manan walking across sandbars and ledges through shallow water. [5]

Its economy is based largely around aquaculture and fishing. [6]

The island has a two-classroom elementary school, and from Grade 7 onward students take a ferry to Grand Manan Community School.

Coastal Transport Limited operates the free year-round William Frankland car ferry between White Head and Grand Manan. [7]

Until 2022 the community had a small general store.

There is a Baptist church on the island that was completed in 1981. However, there are records of a religious house in use until 1928, when the second of three churches was dedicated. [8]

There are 5km of paved roads circling the northern half of the island, while the southern portion has only gravel roads that are less accessible. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "White Head, New Brunswick. Census Profile". 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  2. List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights . United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
  3. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southern New Brunswick". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  4. Long Point, NB Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 23 March 2017
  5. Lorimer, John G. "History of Islands and Islets in the Bay of Fundy, Charlotte County, New Brunswick", Archive.org copy, 1876
  6. "...things to do while on Grand Manan". ambleinncottages.com/. September 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  7. "White Head Schedule". Coastal Transport. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  8. "White Head Baptist Church". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  9. https://www.hikingnb.ca/Trails/FundyWest/GrandManan/WhiteHead.html