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Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in the state of Maine. It is one of the five refuges that together make up the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge , along with Cross Island , Franklin Island , Seal Island , and Pond Island .
Petit Manan Light is a lighthouse on Petit Manan Island, Maine. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The island is at the end of a series of ledges extending out from Petit Manan Point, between Dyer Bay and Pigeon Hill Bay , that projects into the Gulf of Maine .
The complex spans more than 250 miles (400 km) of Maine coastline and includes five national wildlife refuges—Petit Manan, Cross Island, Franklin Island, Seal Island, and Pond Island. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages the refuge complex as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Today, puffins live on Matinicus as well as Eastern Egg Rock, Seal Island and Petit Manan Island. On a recent trip to Eastern Egg Rock, located off St. George, dozens of puffins delighted tour ...
This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Maine as identified by the United States Coast Guard. [1] There are fifty-seven active lights in the state, two of which are maintained as private aids; nine are standing but inactive, and three have been destroyed, one of which has been replaced by a skeleton tower.
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Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in the state of Maine. It is one of the five refuges that together make up the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge, along with Petit Manan, Franklin Island, Seal Island, and Pond Island. Cross Island NWR has a surface area of 1,700 acres (6.9 km 2). [2]
Getting around the island was a challenge. I often drove around the island. For a distance that would typically take me an hour in the US, even with some traffic, in Puerto Rico, it took 30 to 45 ...