Salkeld Islands
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Fundy |
| Area | 8[1] ha (20 acres) |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Charlotte |
| Parish | Lepreau Parish |
The Salkeld Islands (also called The Brothers[2][3]) are two undeveloped islands in the Pennfield Parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada in the Bay of Fundy.[4][5][6] The islands are named after John Salkeld, a Loyalist from Florida who settled in Mace's Bay in 1784 lending his name to a small settlement on the mainland.
In 1992, the Salkeld Islands were gifted to the provincial government by Saint John Terminals Ltd.[1]
Bordered by high cliffs and covered in grass, the two islands form a Protected Natural Area.[1][7] They are nesting grounds for Black-backed gulls, Herring gulls, Eider ducks, Oldsquaw, Common Golldeneye, Great Cormorants and Double-crested Cormorants.[1] They are an important nesting site for eider ducks.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d NB Naturalist, December 1992 - https://www.naturenb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/NBNatVol019No4.pdf
- ^ https://ibacanada.ca/site.jsp?siteID=NB020
- ^ https://www.ibacanada.org/site.jsp?siteID=NB020
- ^ "No. 166". Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Search the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB)". Government of Canada. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ https://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/nr-rn/pdf/ProtectedAreas-ZonesNaturellesProtegees/Class2/SalkeldIslands.pdf
- ^ Identification of Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas in the Bay of Fundy, Gulf of Maine: Areas identified for review, and assessment of the Quoddy region, Volume 1, 2008
