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Place Name
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Grand Manan
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Pronunciation
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muh-NAN
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Place Status (Type)
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island
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Location
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New Brunswick, Canada, North America
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Latitude
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unknown
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Longitude
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unknown
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Grand Manan
(muh-NAN), island
c.16 mi/26 km long and
c.7 mi/11 km wide, S N.B., Canada, in the Bay
of Fundy. On the N and W sides are bold cliffs, rising from
200 ft/61 m to
400 ft/122 m high, visible from the Maine
coast. The principal villages and harbors, North Head, Grand Harbor,
and Seal Cove, are on the S and E sides. The chief occupation is
fishing, and the isl. is a summer resort. It was settled after the
Amer. Revolution by Loyalists; Brit. possession was disputed by the
U.S. until 1817.
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