Moncton, New Brunswick

:For the parish, please see Moncton, New Brunswick (parish)

Geography

Moncton is located in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada; in the Petitcodiac River valley, along the north bank of a section of the river where it bends from a west-east flow to a north-south direction. As such, the early settlers in the region named the area "The Bend" (in French le Coude). Moncton was originally at the head of navigation up the Petitcodiac River, but a causeway to Riverview was built in the 1960's causing extensive infilling by sedimentation of the river downstream. The river is now no longer navigable.

Related Topics:
New Brunswick - Canada - Petitcodiac River

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Moncton is located at the geographic center of the Maritime Provinces. Moncton is nicknamed the "Hub City", partly for this reason and also because it historically was the railway "hub" for the Maritime Provinces.

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