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Little Island
Map
Interactive map of Little Island
Geography
LocationBay of Fundy
Coordinates45°1′0″N 66°55′0″W / 45.01667°N 66.91667°W / 45.01667; -66.91667
Administration
Canada
ProvinceNew Brunswick
CountyCharlotte
ParishWest Isles Parish

Little Island (formerly Graveyard Island[1] and Steward Island[1]) is an undeveloped island in the West Isles Parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, where the Bay of Fundy enters Passamaquoddy Bay.[2][3][4]

The island is only 150 metres off Deer Island.[1]

Archaic and Late Maritime Archaic artifacts have been found on Little Island.[5]

There is a geodetic triangulation station on the highest point of the island.[6]

There is a historic cemetery on the island.[7]

On Oct 31 1938, Blanchard Lambert drowned when his boat capsized off Pendleton Island, and his body was recovered on Little Island.[8]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Reynolds, Walter F. (1918). "Triangulation in Maine".
  2. "No. 166". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. "489" (PDF). Transportation and Infrastructure. Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 4 July 2021. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 490, 497, 500, and 501 at same site.
  4. "Little Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
  5. https://unbscholar.dspace.lib.unb.ca/server/api/core/bitstreams/04e9b90b-a34a-46ba-bb71-0bfd7431a8d5/content
  6. "Triangulation in Maine", U.S. Government Printing Office, 1918, "Supplementary Points" pp177+
  7. https://archive.org/details/passamaquoddygen00bart/page/n129/mode/2up?q=wesley, pg129
  8. https://www.oldnews.com/en/record?lang=en&record_id=record-11035-412219