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Grand Manan

American  
[muh-nan] / məˈnæn /

noun

  1. a Canadian island at the entrance to the Bay of Fundy: a part of New Brunswick; summer resort. 57 sq. mi. (148 sq. km).


Grand Manan British  
/ məˈnæn /

noun

  1. a Canadian island, off the SW coast of New Brunswick: separated from the coast of Maine by the Grand Manan Channel. Area: 147 sq km (57 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Susan Benson regularly walks on the pebbled beaches of Grand Manan Island in New Brunswick, almost 3,000 miles away from the Stoke-on-Trent town.

From BBC Jan. 16, 2024

Fishermen from Grand Manan Island got approval from the Canadian government to fish year-round in the gray zone, setting up direct competition with Mainers.

From New York Times Jul. 6, 2018

“We don’t want this to be a great international incident, but it’s kind of curious,” said Laurence Cook, the chairman of the lobster committee at the Grand Manan Fishermen’s Association in New Brunswick.

From New York Times Jul. 6, 2018

The CBC News reported the U.S. officials questioned the fishermen, who are members of the Grand Manan Fishermen’s Association.

From Reuters Jul. 4, 2018

The position of Cap Corneille may be satisfactorily fixed by its distance and direction from the Grand Manan, as seen on Champlain's map of 1612, to which the reader is referred.

From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 02 by Otis, Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy)

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