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Portage Island National Wildlife Area

47.1751° N, 65.0392° W

Portage Island National Wildlife Area, New Brunswick. 47.1751° N, 65.0392° W

National wildlife area, 3.49 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/nb/portage-island-national-wildlife-area/, 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).
  • Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Portage Island National Wildlife Area is a 3.49 km² national wildlife area 6.1 km southeast of Neguac, in New Brunswick. It was established in 1979.

Area
3.49 km²
Established
1979

Conditions today

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:59 a.m.
Sunrise
7:30 a.m.
Sunset
6:43 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:14 p.m.
Moonrise
6:18 a.m.
Moonset
6:01 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Miramichi, as of 5:00 a.m. ADT

Official record

Designation
National wildlife area
IUCN category
Ia, Strict nature reserveInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Canadian Wildlife Service, Atlantic Region

Names

  • Réserve nationale de faune de l’Île-PortageFrench form