The Acadian Peninsula (french: Péninsule acadienne) is situated in the northeastern corner of

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, encompassing portions of

Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west, east of Monmouth and east ...

and

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Counties. It derives its name from the large Acadian population located there. Two major islands off the northeast tip of the peninsula,

Lamèque Island Lamèque Island (french: Île Lamèque), (formerly ''Shippegan Island'' or ''Shippigan Island''), is a Canadian island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence at the northeastern tip of Gloucester County, New Brunswick. The island has an area of . It is s ...

and

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 ...

, are culturally considered part of the Acadian Peninsula. Most settlement in the peninsula occurred as a result of the

Expulsion of the Acadians The Expulsion of the Acadians, also known as the Great Upheaval, the Great Expulsion, the Great Deportation, and the Deportation of the Acadians (french: Le Grand Dérangement or ), was the forced removal, by the British, of the Acadian peo ...

during the Gulf of St. Lawrence Campaign (1758), where

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personnel forcibly removed them from their homes, mostly in southern New Brunswick and

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is the dominant industry on the peninsula, with a large agricultural sector as well. The disappearance of the '' Lady Audette and Lady Dorianne'' vessels in 1970/71 shocked the peninsula.

Peat Peat (), also known as turf (), is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation or organic matter. It is unique to natural areas called peatlands, bogs, mires, moors, or muskegs. The peatland ecosystem covers and is the most efficient ...

bogs are found in the Shippagan and Lameque areas.

List of major towns

Major towns on the Acadian Peninsula include: *

Caraquet Caraquet ( ) is a town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula, its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq term for ''meeting of two rivers''. The Caraquet River and Rivière du Nor ...

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 ...

* Tracadie *

Neguac Neguac is a Canadian village in Northumberland County, New Brunswick. Geography Situated on the north shore of Miramichi Bay at the southern end of the Acadian Peninsula, the village is located 44 kilometres northeast of Miramichi. Approxima ...

Lamèque Lamèque is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held town status prior to 2023. Of Amerindian rather than French origin, "Lamèque" comes from the Micmac Elmugwadasik, a descriptive reference to the fact ...

(on Lamèque Island)

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List of major towns

See also

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