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.- Island
- …is also known as “Quarantine Island”
- …was formerly known as “Little Hardwood Island”
- Description: island in New Brunswick, Canada
Places of Interest
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Dicks Island
Island
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chamcook and Saint Andrews.
Hospital Island
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Latitude
45.12086° or 45° 7′ 15″ north
Longitude
-67.01154° or 67° 0′ 42″ west
Open location code
87QJ4XCQ+89
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place = island
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Hospital Island” goes by many names.
Hospital IslandCebuano
Hospital IslandDutch
Hospital IslandSwedish
Hospital AdasıTurkish
Hospital IslandTurkish
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