Cape Enrage is the name given to the southern tip of
Barn Marsh Island, an island located in
Albert County, New Brunswick
Albert County (2021 population 30,749) is New Brunswick's third-youngest List of counties of New Brunswick, county, located on the Western side of the Petitcodiac River on the Chignecto Bay in the Bay of Fundy; the County seat, shire town is H ...
, Canada, roughly half way along the coastline between the villages of
Riverside-Albert and
Alma
Alma or ALMA may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Alma'' (film), a 2009 Spanish short animated film
* ''Alma'', an upcoming film by Sally Potter
* ''Alma'' (Oswald de Andrade novel), 1922
* ''Alma'' (Le Clézio novel), 2017
* ''Alma'' ( ...
at the eastern entrance to
Fundy National Park.
Accessible from
Route 915, the island itself is surrounded by jagged sea
cliffs that are often more than 50 metres (145 ft) high, and is separated from the mainland by a narrow tidal creek.
Cape Enrage derives its name from the large
reef
A reef is a ridge or shoal of rock, coral, or similar relatively stable material lying beneath the surface of a natural body of water. Many reefs result from natural, abiotic component, abiotic (non-living) processes such as deposition (geol ...
that extends south into
Chignecto Bay, which causes the water off the point to become extremely violent, particularly at half tide when the reef is partially exposed and the water is moving quickly.
Cape Enrage Lighthouse
References
External links
aerial viewOfficial websiteArticle on 'The Best View in Canada"
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Headlands of New Brunswick
Landforms of Albert County, New Brunswick
Tourist attractions in Albert County, New Brunswick