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Machias Seal Island is an island in disputed water between the Gulf of Maine and the Bay of Fundy, about 8.6 nmi (16 km) southeast from Cutler, Maine, and 10 nmi (19 km) southwest of Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick.
Machias Seal Island—about 8.1 ha (20 acres)—and North Rock (Maine and New Brunswick), located in what is known as the "Grey Zone" (about 717 km 2 (277 sq mi) in size), [2] is occupied by a Canadian lighthouse but claimed by the United States and visited by U.S. tour boats. The area is patrolled by the Canadian and US Coast Guard, but only ...
North Rock (French: Roche North) is an offshore rock near the boundary between the Gulf of Maine and the Bay of Fundy east of the North American continent. Its ownership is disputed between the Canadian province of New Brunswick and the U.S. state of Maine as part of the territorial and maritime boundary dispute surrounding Machias Seal Island nearby to the south.
Grand Manan is a Canadian island in the Bay of Fundy, part of the province of New Brunswick.Grand Manan is also the name of an incorporated village, which includes the main island and numerous nearby islands; White Head Island, small islands near it, and Machias Seal Island are not part of the village.
Machias Bay, in Washington County, Maine; Machias River (Aroostook River tributary) in northern Maine; Machias River in eastern Maine; Machias Seal Island, an island in the Gulf of Maine; Machias, New York, a town Machias (CDP), New York, the main hamlet within the town; Machias, Washington, a census-designated place
Another disputed area is the Grey Zone, including Machias Seal Island, in the Gulf of Maine. The Aroostook Valley Country Club is a golf course which straddles the Canada–US border , between the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick .
The parish was erected in 1816 from West Isles Parish as Grand-Manan, to include "Grand-Manan with its appurtenances". [5]The hyphen was dropped from the name in 1850 [6] and appurtenances was clarified in 1877, [7] implicitly adding Machias Seal Island to the parish.
These are islands or islets that have been disputed for sovereignty. Usually the surrounding waters are considered in dispute as well. ... Machias Seal Island ...