, New Brunswick, Canada
1895 - New Brunswick

New Bruns' wick, a province of the Dominion of Canada, bounded on the N.W. by the province of Quebec, from which it is separated by the river Restigouche, N. by the Bay of Chaleurs, E. by the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Northumberland Strait, the latter separating it from Prince Edward Island, S. by the Bay of Fundy and £ of Nova Scotia, and on the W. by the state of Maine, from which it is separated by the St. Croix and St. John Rivers, extending from lat. 45° 5' to 48° 40' N., lon. 63° 50' to 68° W. Greatest length, from N. to S., 230 miles; breadth, 190 miles; area, 28,200 square miles. Its coast-line is about 500 miles in length, interrupted only at the point of junction with Nova Scotia, where an isthmus of not more than 11 miles in breadth connects the two territories and separates Northumberland Strait from the Bay of Fundy. The surface of the country is generally flat or undulating, with some hills skirting the Bay of Fundy and the rivers St. John and Restigouche. The shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Northumberland Strait abound in fine ship harbors (each at the mouth of a considerable river), from which is exported much fine timber. For about 12 miles inland the country is low, and skirted with marshes.

The face of the province is traversed in all directions by navigable rivers, chief of which is the St. John, 450 miles in length. Among the numerous bays with which the coast is indented are the Bay of Chaleurs, on the N. coast, an immense haven, 90 miles in length and from 12 to 25 miles in breadth, with many excellent harbors; the Miramichi, on the N.E.; and on the E., Richibucto, Buctouche, Cocaigne, and Shediac; on the S., Passamaquoddy Bay, separating New Brunswick from Maine; and on the S.W., St. John Harbor and Chignecto Bay. The lakes are numerous, but of small extent. The principal is Grand Lake, 30 miles long and 2 to 7 miles wide...

Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott

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