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Pages in category "Bodies of water of Nova Scotia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The pond is located one-half kilometre (1,600 ft) northeast of Halifax Harbour at Dartmouth Cove as part of the Shubenacadie Canal system. It is the first water body in the canal system when heading from the harbour to the Bay of Fundy and was constructed as a holding pond for southbound vessels wishing to transit the remaining distance to the harbour.
Before 1783, the body of water was known as Bahía de Espagnol, or Spanish Bay. It was then given its current name in honour of the Viscount Sydney . Lieutenant Governor of Cape Breton Island William Macarmick attempted in 1788 to name the harbour Prince William Henry Sound , after Prince William Henry (later King William IV ), who was at the ...
The body of water immediately outside the harbour is known as the Pictou Road. [3] [4] The entrance to the harbour is protected by two sandbars and is about 400m wide. A lighthouse was installed on this bar in 1834 and lost to fire in 1903. Its replacement, a 55-foot octagonal tower was also destroyed by fire on July 5, 2004. [5]
These bodies of water have shaped life on Digby Neck in several ways. Their tides are among the highest in the world, spanning 50 feet (16 metres) in places. The rich and varied flora and fauna of the bays are a result of this tidal action.
The Mi'kmaq Nation called this water body "Waygwalteech" which translates to "salt water all the way up." Early English settlers called it the "Sandwich River" and also the "Hawkes River." The Mi'kmaq people attacked the British blockhouse on the Northwest Arm numerous times during Father Le Loutre's War. In 1751, there were two attacks on ...
Lake Rossignol is the largest freshwater lake in Nova Scotia, Canada. [1] ... (due to fluctuations in water demand at the dam), this can make Rossignol extremely ...
Bras d'Or Lake (Mi'kmawi'simk: Pitupaq) is an irregular estuary in the centre of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. [2] It has a connection to the open sea, and is tidal. It also has inflows of fresh water from rivers, making the brackish water a very productive natural habitat.