Kent Island (New Brunswick)
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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 dock | |
  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]
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