Grand Manan Island, a part of the Province of New Brunswick, is thickly wooded and about 122m high near its N end. Northern Head (44°48'N., 66°47'W.), the N extremity of the island, lies about 7 miles E of West Quoddy Head, Maine. The W coast of the island is steep to, with cliffs rising from 61m near Southwest Head, its S extremity, to nearly 122m near Northern Head. The E and S sides have several harbors and anchorages, but their approach is made difficult by numerous islets, rocks, and shoals extending about 8 miles SE and 10.5 miles SW of the island.

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