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    Mount Carleton Dark Sky Preserve

    New Brunswick / Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada47.3800°, -66.8800°Peak altitude 14°11.7h peak darknessBest: May, Jul, Apr, Aug, Jun, Mar, Sep

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    Recognition

    Year designated

    2009

    Recognized by

    Royal Astronomical Society of Canada

    DSAG class

    2a

    Area

    17,427 ha

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