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| | Machias Seal Island -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) |
 | | Machias Seal Island measures approximately 80,000 m² (20 acres) in area, and is largely barren rock and devoid of trees. |
 | | Later boundary treaties and negotiations extended the seaward boundary in the Grand Manan Channel in 1908-1910 to its present terminus, roughly equidistant between Grand Manan Island and the coast of Maine, and several dozen kilometres northeast of Machias Seal Island. |
 | | Several private citizens in Maine have staked claims to ownership of the island, and U.S. tourboat operators bringing tourists to view seabirds have maintained their sovereignty in light of some Canadian conservation measures in the seabird sanctuary, such as removing a wharf/slip, and limits to visitors during sensitive periods for birds. |
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