Machias Seal Island

English

Machias Seal Island, with its lighthouse station

Proper noun

Machias Seal Island

1. An island in Grand Manan archipelago, at the boundary of Gulf of Maine and Bay of Fundy, is an island in the disputed Gray Zone, disputed waters between Canada and the United States of America. The island, containing a Canadian lighthouse, is claimed to be part of the province of New Brunswick and the state of Maine.

Synonyms

• Machias

Coordinate terms

• North Rock (another disputed islet in the Grand Manan archipelago)