East Ironbound is an inhabited island located off the

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, between St. Margarets Bay and

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, 2004 The East Ironbound Combined Lighthouse and Dwelling is a registered historic place.

Cultural influence

The island is the focal point of the novel ''

Rockbound ''Rockbound'' is a novel published in 1928 by Canadian writer Frank Parker Day. Overview The "Rockbound" mentioned in the title is name of small fictitious island inspired by East Ironbound, a remote island near Big Tancook Island off the coast ...

''. In the summer of 1945

Jack L. Gray Jack Lorimer Gray (April 28, 1927 – September, 1981) was a Canadian artist, known particularly for marine art. Biography Early life and education Jack L. Gray was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia on April 28, 1927, the only child of civil eng ...

boarded with the Young family on the island and made many sketches of island life which subsequently were turned into large paintings. Part of the film ''

Deeply ''Deeply'' is a 2000 film directed by Sheri Elwood, starring Julia Brendler, Lynn Redgrave and Kirsten Dunst. Synopsis Claire McKay ( Julia Brendler)—having suffered the death of her boyfriend—is brought by her mother to Ironbound Island i ...

'' was filmed on East Ironbound.

References

Landforms of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia Islands of Nova Scotia {{NovaScotia-geo-stub