Lamèque Island (french: Île Lamèque), (formerly ''Shippegan Island'' or ''Shippigan Island''), is a Canadian island in the

Gulf of St. Lawrence The Gulf of St. Lawrence () is the outlet of the North American Great Lakes via the St. Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean. The gulf is a semi-enclosed sea, covering an area of about and containing about of water, at an average depth of . ...

at the northeastern tip of Gloucester County,

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

. The island has an area of . It is separated from mainland North America on the south by the Shippagan Gut with the island forming Lameque Bay, Shippagan Harbour and Shippagan Bay west of this channel. The island is separated from

Miscou Island Miscou Island (french: Île Miscou) is a Canadian island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence at the northeastern tip of Gloucester County, New Brunswick. It is separated from neighbouring Lamèque Island to the southwest by the Miscou Channel with bot ...

on the north by the Miscou Channel, with both islands forming

Miscou Harbour Miscou Island (french: Île Miscou) is a Canadian island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence at the northeastern tip of Gloucester County, New Brunswick. It is separated from neighbouring Lamèque Island to the southwest by the Miscou Channel with both ...

. The Shippagan Gut is bridged between the town of

Shippagan Shippagan is a Canadian town within Shippegan Parish, Gloucester County, New Brunswick. The parish retains the original English spelling, while the town officially adopted the colloquial French spelling on 1 July 1981. Shippagan was great ...

on the mainland to the local service district of Chiasson-Savoy on Lamèque Island by a combination causeway-bridge with a

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over a navigation channel for small craft. The Miscou Channel is bridged between the community of Little Shippagan on Lamèque Island to the community of

on Miscou Island by the 2000 metre

Miscou Island Bridge Miscou Island (french: Île Miscou) is a Canadian island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence at the northeastern tip of Gloucester County, New Brunswick. It is separated from neighbouring Lamèque Island to the southwest by the Miscou Channel with both ...

Ecological Park of the Acadian Peninsula

Lamèque Island and Miscou Island separate

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from the

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Lamèque International Baroque Music Festival
Coastal islands of New Brunswick Landforms of Gloucester County, New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-geo-stub

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