Southwest Head
Southern Head is a headland located at the southwestern tip of Grand Manan Island in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Southern Head is an important landmark: The Canadian Coast Guard maintains an automated light station to assist vessels navigating in the thick fog that frequents the area, particularly during the humid summer months.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seal Cove.
Seal Cove
Suburb
Seal Cove is a community on Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick. Formerly a separate village, it was amalgamated into the newly formed village of Grand Manan in 1995.
Southwest Head
- Type: Cape with an elevation of 11 metres
- Description: peninsula in New Brunswick, Canada
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: New Brunswick, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.59836° or 44° 35′ 54″ northLongitude
-66.90378° or 66° 54′ 14″ westElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
87PMH3XW+8FOpenStreetMap ID
node 1319638002OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Southwest Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Southwest Head”
- Romanian: “Southwest Head, New Brunswick”
- Swedish: “Southwest Head”
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Highlights include Gull Cliff and Southwest Head Lighthouse.
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