Big Merigomish Island, Pictou County
Big Merigomish Island, Nova Scotia
Big Merigomish Island Geography
- Official Name: Big Merigomish Island
- Geographic Feature Type Category: Terrain Feature
- Geographic Feature Type: Island
- Affiliated Community: Big Island
- Latitude / Longitude: 45.663496, -62.424723
Big Merigomish Island Maps
- 1:50k Topographic NTS Map: 011E09
- 1:250k Topographic NTS Map: 011E
- 1879 Pictou County Atlas Map: Section 19
- Nova Scotia Land Grant Map: NS Land Grant map 093
- Nova Scotia 1:10k Topographic Maps: 1045650062400 (Big Island), 1045650062300 (Lower Barneys River), 1045600062400 ( Merigomish)
- Other Big Merigomish Island related maps:
About Big Merigomish Island
Big Merigomish Island is a large island in Merigomish Harbour, connected to the main land via large sand spit. Often referred to many as Big Island (although that is the official name of the community located on the island and not the island itself, it was also previously known as both Robinsons Island and Merigomish Island.
The Mi’kmaq name for the area was “Kikchesebeiik” meaning a passage close to land or close inshore.
The island was granted to John Hencker in 1765 and was probably purchased by Lieut. Col. Robertson of the 82nd division about 1785 because by January, 1 803, it became known as Robertsons Island. In the late 19th century the name gradually changed to Merigomish Island and the community name became Big Island.
Big Merigomish Island Related Maps
1777 Map
1864 Map
1872 Map
1879 Map
2024 Map
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