Deer Island is one of the

Fundy Islands The Fundy Islands, also known as the ''Fundy Isles'', is a term given to a group of Canadian islands in the Bay of Fundy along the southwestern coast of New Brunswick, Canada, in the provincial county of Charlotte. There are over 25 islands withi ...

in the Bay of Fundy, Canada. It is at the entrance to

Passamaquoddy Bay Passamaquoddy Bay (french: Baie de Passamaquoddy) is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy, between the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick, at the mouth of the St. Croix River. Most of the bay lies within Canada, with its w ...

. The island was first settled by colonists around 1770. Local government is provided by the West Isles Local Service District, which is within the Southwest NB Regional Service Commission. At 45 km², it is the largest island in the West Isles Parish CSD, which had a 2021 population of 718. It has three communities: Fairhaven, Leonardville, and Lords Cove. There is a primary school on the island, while older pupils attend

Fundy High School Fundy Middle and High School (FMHS) is a middle and high school that services eastern Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Charlotte County in southern New Brunswick, Canada. Located in the town of St. George, New Brunswick, St. George, FMHS is home t ...

on the mainland. The economy is primarily

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and aquaculture based although

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is growing. The

Old Sow Old Sow is the largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere, located off the southwestern shore of Deer Island, New Brunswick, Canada, and off the northeast shore of Moose Island, the principal island of Eastport, Maine. Origin The whirlpoo ...

, the largest tidal

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in the western hemisphere can be viewed from Deer Island Point Park. The major route is

New Brunswick Route 772 Route 772 is a mostly north–south secondary looping highway on Deer Island (New Brunswick), Deer Island, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada. Route description The route's northern terminus is north of the ...

. The year round L'Etete to Deer Island Ferries run by the government, Deer Island Princess II and Abnaki II, connect Deer Island with

L'Etete, New Brunswick Letete (Mi'kmaq for 'Fast Running Water') (formerly spelt L'Etete or Letite) is a Canadian unincorporated community in Charlotte County, New Brunswick. The primary route in and out of the village is either via Route 172 or the Letete to Deer I ...

on the mainland. During the summer, privately operated ferries, through East Coast Ferries Ltd, operate the Cummings Cove to Welshpool Ferry, Hopper II, to

Campobello Island Campobello Island (, also ) is the largest and only inhabited island in Campobello, a civil parish in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada, near the border with Maine, United States. The island's permanent population in 2021 was 949. It is the s ...

. The Cummings Cove to Eastport Ferry, Fundy Trail II to

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

, has been defunct since 2014. There are two lighthouses on Deer Island. One is in Leonardville and the second is located on Deer island point.

Gallery

File:SUNP0005.JPG, Ferry crossing between Deer Island (N.B.) and Eastport (ME). File:Deer Island Point high tide.jpg, High tide at Deer Island Point. File:Deer Island Point low tide.jpg, Low tide at Deer Island Point with the Old Sow in action. File:Deer Island Point cargo.jpg, Cargo ship sailing by Deer Island Point. File:Deer Island ferry.JPG, Deer Island Ferry

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