Machias Seal Island
| Machias Seal Island | ||
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| Waters | Gulf of Maine ( Atlantic Ocean ) | |
| Geographical location | 44 ° 30 '10 " N , 67 ° 6' 10" W | |
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| surface | 8 ha | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Machias Seal Island is an uninhabited Atlantic island off Maine , USA , with an area of approx. 80,000 m².
Since 1832, there is a territory dispute with Canada in the context of territorial claims between Canada and the United States . The island was inhabited by the families of the Canadian Coast Guard's beacon keepers in the 1970s and 1980s .
The island is located in the Gulf of Maine , about 16 km southeast of Cutler (Maine) and about 19 km southwest of Southwest Head ( New Brunswick ; near Grand Manan Island ).