White Head Island

"White head" redirects here. For the village, see White-le-Head. For other uses, see Whitehead (disambiguation).

Long Point Lighthouse at the southern tip of White Head Island

White Head Island is a Canadian island located in the Bay of Fundy.

Located within Grand Manan Parish which is part of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, the island is located off the east coast of Grand Manan Island and hosts a community of less than 150 residents.

White Head Island forms a local service district. Its economy is based largely around aquaculture and fishing.^[1]

The only public transportation off the island is via Grand Manan Island to White Head Island Ferry.

History

Islands of New Brunswick

Albert	Grindstone

Carleton	Becaguimec Green Lower Presque Lower Becaguimec Middle Becaguimec Pine Sharps

Charlotte	Adam Barnes Beans Campobello Casco Bay Cooks Deer English Grand Manan Hardwood Head Harbour Hoyt Indian Jameson Kent Machias Seal Macs McGraws Ministers Mohawk North Rock Parker Pendleton Simpsons St Helena White Head Wolf

Gloucester	Caraquet Cheval Indian Lamèque Miscou Munro little Pokesudie Pokesudie Walshs

Kent	Cocagne Surette Indian

Kings	Kennebecasis Long

Madawaska	Baker Cranberry Crook Foley Gooseberry Hafey Lac-Baker Kennedy Island Madawaska Islands Pine Quisibis

Northumberland	Barnaby Bay Du Vin Beaubears Crab Fox Hay Indian Middle Sheldrake

Queens	Coles Gagetown Island Grimross Long

Restigouche	Adams Bell Boulton Delaney Dickson Duncan Ferguson Gilles Greens Heron Jellot Long McBeath Moses Murray Taylor Island

Saint John	Manawagonish Navy Partridge Taylors

Sunbury	Gilbert Middle Oromocto Ox Island

Victoria	Horse

Westmorland	Jourimain Shediac Skull Trenholme

York	Bear Burpee Eqpahak Hartts Lower Shores Sugar

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