White Horse Islet
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bay of Fundy |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Charlotte |
| Parish | Grand Manan Parish |
White Horse Islet is an undeveloped island in the Grand Manan Parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada, where the Bay of Fundy.[1][2][3]
It is a nesting place for cormorants, but lacks the cliff structure necessary for kittiwake breeding.[4][5]
Sitting southeast of Little Wood Island,[6] White Horse Islet has a steel navigation aid tower.[7] There are two dangerous sunken rocks off its edge.[8]
References
- ^ "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://bioone.org/journals/Waterbirds/volume-26/issue-4/1524-4695(2003)026[0462:EOCISN]2.0.CO;2/Estimates-of-Changes-in-Seabird-Numbers-in-the-Grand-Manan/10.1675/1524-4695(2003)026[0462:EOCISN]2.0.CO;2.short
- ^ https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&profile=ehost&scope=site&authtype=crawler&jrnl=00083550&asa=N&AN=8795149&h=ZNFCV2sEo6s7uBw6a1cVjqDcqHiVZHOAv7Yqnsc7qNJg5au%2FNUMiVY8iFJbTWcEglxLS87QZGCwd847txxLVCQ%3D%3D&crl=c
- ^ Sailing Directions for Nova Scotia, 1952, US Navy Hydrographic Office
- ^ https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/052/details-eng.cfm?pid=52175&nav=4
- ^ United States Coast Pilot: Atlantic Coast. Eastport to Cape Cod, Volume 1, 1974
