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 150 square kilometres (58 sq mi). It is separated from mainland North America on the south by the Shippagan Gut with the island forming , and west of this channel. The island is separated from Miscou Island on the north by the , with both islands forming .

The Shippagan Gut is bridged between the town of Shippagan on the mainland to the community of Savoy Landing on Lamèque Island by a 1,000-metre (3,300-foot) combination causeway-bridge with a lift bridge over a navigation channel for small craft.

The Miscou Channel is bridged between the community of on Lamèque Island to the community of Miscou Harbour on Miscou Island by the 2,000-metre (6,600-foot) .

Lamèque Island and Miscou Island separate Chaleur Bay from the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.