New River Island (also called Mole Island, George's Island and Mink Island) is an undeveloped island across from the beach of New River Beach Provincial Park in Lepreau Parish, New Brunswick, Canada.
It is administered by the Nature Trust of New Brunswick, following a donation by Robert Stewart.
History In 1869, the barque Genii was wrecked after mooring along New River Island during the Saxby Gale, kedging and being lost with 11 deaths aboard.
In 1884, James Mealey Jr drowned while crossing to New River Island intending to hunt birds.
Nature The island is an important nesting site for eider ducks.Identification of Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas in the Bay of Fundy, Gulf of Maine: Areas identified for review, and assessment of the Quoddy region, Volume 1, 2008
Berried female lobsters have been noted as ecologically significant on its north and southwestern edge.
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