Kent Island (New Brunswick)

Kent Island
Geography
Length	2.8 km (1.74 mi)
Highest elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Administration
Canada
Province	New Brunswick

Kent Island, New Brunswick, Canada is an island located near Grand Manan Island off the coast of New Brunswick. It is the site of the Bowdoin Scientific Research Station, which is mainly involved in bird and nature research. The island was donated to Bowdoin College in 1936 by J. Sterling and Paula Rockefeller.^[1] The island is 1.8 miles (2.8 km) long and its maximum elevation is 61 feet (20 m). The land area is about 200 acres (80 hectares).^[2]

Islands of New Brunswick

Albert	Grindstone

Carleton	Becaguimec Green Lower Presque Lower Becaguimec Middle Becaguimec Pine Sharps

Charlotte	Adam Barnes Beans Campobello Casco Bay Cooks Deer English Grand Manan Hardwood Head Harbour Hoyt Indian Jameson Kent Machias Seal Macs McGraws Ministers Mohawk North Rock Parker Pendleton Simpsons St Helena White Head Wolf

Gloucester	Caraquet Cheval Indian Lamèque Miscou Munro little Pokesudie Pokesudie Walshs

Kent	Cocagne Surette Indian

Kings	Kennebecasis Long

Madawaska	Baker Cranberry Crook Foley Gooseberry Hafey Lac-Baker Kennedy Island Madawaska Islands Pine Quisibis

Northumberland	Barnaby Bay Du Vin Beaubears Crab Fox Hay Indian Middle Sheldrake

Queens	Coles Gagetown Island Grimross Long

Restigouche	Adams Bell Boulton Delaney Dickson Duncan Ferguson Gilles Greens Heron Jellot Long McBeath Moses Murray Taylor Island

Saint John	Manawagonish Navy Partridge Taylors

Sunbury	Gilbert Middle Oromocto Ox Island

Victoria	Horse

Westmorland	Jourimain Shediac Skull Trenholme

York	Bear Burpee Eqpahak Hartts Lower Shores Sugar

References

↑ "Bowdoin Scientific Station (Kent Island)". Bowdoin College. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
↑ "Kent Island". Bowdoin College. Retrieved April 17, 2012.

Coordinates: 44°34′55″N 66°45′22″W / 44.58194°N 66.75611°W / 44.58194; -66.75611

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Kent Island (New Brunswick)

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