Kent Island (New Brunswick)
Kent Island, New Brunswick, Canada is an island located near Grand Manan Island off the coast of New Brunswick in the Bay of Fundy. It is in Charlotte County.
  Kent Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°34′55″N 66°45′22″W |
| Adjacent to | Bay of Fundy |
| Length | 2.8 km (1.74 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Province | New Brunswick |
The island is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) long and its maximum elevation is 61 feet (19 m). The land area is about 200 acres (81 hectares).[1]
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 John Sterling Rockefeller.[2] The first director of the Bowdoin research station was ornithologist Alfred Otto Gross, until his retirement in 1953.[2][3]
References
- "Kent Island". Bowdoin College. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- "Bowdoin Scientific Station (Kent Island)". Bowdoin College. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- "The Heath Hen and Other Early Ornithological Films of Alfred Otto Gross". Bowdoin College Special Collections and Archives. 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
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