Machias Seal Island
Disputed island in the Gulf of Maine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Machias Seal Island is an island in disputed water between the Gulf of Maine and the Bay of Fundy, about 16 km (10 mi) southeast from Cutler, Maine, and 19 km (12 mi) southwest of Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick. Sovereignty of the island is disputed by the United States and Canada. The Canadian Coast Guard continues to staff a lighthouse on the island; the first lighthouse was constructed there in 1832.
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Disputed island | |
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Geography | |
Location | Far Northern region of the Gulf of Maine |
Coordinates | 44°30′0″N 67°6′4″W[1] |
Archipelago | Grand Manan Archipelago (disputed) / Machias Seal Island & North Rock Archipelago (disputed) |
Area | 8 ha (20 acres) |
Administration | |
Province | New Brunswick |
Claimed by | |
Province | New Brunswick |
State | Maine |
Demographics | |
Population | None (Two Canadian Coast Guard lighthouse keepers occupy the lighthouse on a rotational basis; temporary population increases in the summer with University of New Brunswick researchers and a Canadian Wildlife Service observer) (1995) |
Additional information | |
Machias Seal Island Lighthouse | |
Constructed | 1832 (twin tower first) 1878 (second) |
Foundation | concrete base (current) |
Construction | wooden tower (first) concrete tower (current) |
Height | 19.8 m (65 ft), 25 m (82 ft) |
Shape | tapered octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern[2][3][4] |
Markings | white tower, red lantern roof |
Power source | solar power |
Operator | Canadian Coast Guard |
Heritage | recognized federal heritage building of Canada, heritage lighthouse |
Fog signal | two 3s. blasts every 60s. |
First lit | 1915 (current) |
Focal height | 18 m (59 ft) |
Range | 17 nmi (31 km; 20 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 3s |
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