Machias Seal Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary
44.5025° N, 67.1015° W
Machias Seal Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary, New Brunswick. 44.5025° N, 67.1015° W
Migratory bird sanctuary, 10.5 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/nb/machias-seal-island-migratory-bird-sanctuary/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Machias Seal Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary is a 10.5 km² migratory bird sanctuary 21 km southwest of Deep Cove, in New Brunswick. It was established in 1944.
- Area
- 10.5 km²
- Established
- 1944
Sun and moon today
- Civil dawn
- 7:06 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:36 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:54 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:23 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:26 a.m.
- Moonset
- 6:12 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Official record
- Designation
- Migratory bird sanctuary
- IUCN category
- III, Natural monument or featureInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Canadian Wildlife Service, Atlantic Region
Names
- Refuge d’oiseaux de l’île Machias SealFrench form