White Head Island facts for kids
 White Head Island
Location in New Brunswick
Location in the Bay of Fundy
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Bay of Fundy |
| Coordinates | 44°37′52.6″N 66°42′28.63″W / 44.631278°N 66.7079528°W |
| Archipelago | Grand Manan Archipelago |
| Area | 6.17 km2 (2.38 sq mi) |
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Canada
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| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Charlotte |
| Parish | Grand Manan Parish |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 162 (2011) |
| Pop. density | 26.3 /km2 (68.1 /sq mi) |
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| Long Point Lighthouse at the southern tip of White Head Island | |
 Long Point Lighthouse
Location in New Brunswick
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| Location | Long Point White Head Island New Brunswick Canada |
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| Coordinates | 44°36′49.85″N 66°42′35.48″W / 44.6138472°N 66.7098556°W |
| Year first constructed | 1966 |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Tower shape | quadrangular tower with balcony and lantern rising from the fog signal building |
| Markings / pattern | white tower, red lantern |
| Height | 11 metres (36 ft) |
| Focal height | 15.5 metres (51 ft) |
| Range | 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) |
| Characteristic | Iso W 12s. |
| Fog signal | 2s. blast every 20s. |
| Admiralty number | H4178 |
| CHS number | CCG 25 |
| NGA number | 11400 |
| ARLHS number | CAN-644 |
White Head Island is an island located in the Bay of Fundy. It is off the east coast of Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick. In 2011 the island had a population of 162. White Head Island is governed as a local service district.
Its economy is based largely around aquaculture and fishing.
The island has an elementary school which has kindergarten to grade 2 and grades 3 to 6 in two separate classrooms. Recently there have been efforts to move children to the larger Grand Manan Community School however the younger grades remain on White Head due to the ferry crossing. It's the smallest school within the Anglophone South School District of Southern New Brunswick.
Coastal Transport Limited provides car ferry service between White Head and Grand Manan. The ferry William Frankland operates year-round and is free of charge.
The community has a small general store located at the dock where the ferry arrives at the island.
There is a Baptist church on the island that was completed in 1981. However, there are records of a religious house in use until 1928, when the second of three churches was dedicated.
Gallery
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White Head elementary school August, 2016
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White Head Post Office
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The car ferry William Frankland at Ingalls Head
