Hospital Island
Hospital Island is a small three-acre island in the Passamaquoddy Bay located northeast of Saint Andrews, New Brunswick. In 1842 it was established as a quarantine port for newcomers to the region, predominantly Irish emigres fleeing the potato famine, with an estimated 400 patients having died on the island.- Type: Island
- Description: island in New Brunswick, Canada
- Also known as: “Little Hardwood Island” and “Quarantine Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Dicks Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chamcook and Saint Andrews.
Hospital Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: New Brunswick, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.12086° or 45° 7′ 15″ north
Longitude
-67.01154° or 67° 0′ 42″ west
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
87QJ4XCQ+89
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Hospital Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hospital Island”
- Dutch: “Hospital Island”
- French: “Hospital Island (Canada)”
- Swedish: “Hospital Island”
- Turkish: “Hospital Adası”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Saint Patrick Parish and Saint Patrick.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Hardwood Island and Dick’s Island Nature Preserve.
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Worth a closer look: Fredericton and Moncton.
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