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2. Halifax Harbour - Wikipedia

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   Halifax Harbour is a large natural harbour on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, located in the Halifax Regional Municipality. Halifax largely owes its existence to the harbour, being one of the largest and deepest ice-free natural harbours in the world.

3. Port of Halifax - Wikipedia

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   The Port of Halifax comprises various port facilities in Halifax Harbour in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It covers 10 km 2 (3.9 sq mi) of land, and looks after 150 km 2 (58 sq mi) of water. [ 2 ]

4. McNabs Island - Wikipedia

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   Map of Halifax and McNabs Island McNabs Island (formerly Cornwallis Island) is the largest island in Halifax Harbour located in Halifax Regional Municipality , Nova Scotia , Canada. It played a major role in defending Halifax Harbour and is now a provincial park.

5. Georges Island (Nova Scotia) - Wikipedia

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   Georges Island (named after King George II [1]) is a glacial drumlin and the largest island entirely within the harbour limits of Halifax Harbour located in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality. The Island is the location of Fort Charlotte - named after King George's wife Charlotte.

6. Bedford Basin - Wikipedia

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   Map highlighting key points around the Bedford Basin. Geographically, the basin is situated entirely within the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) and is oriented northwest-southeast, measuring approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) long and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) wide, surrounded by low hills measuring up to 160 metres (520 ft) in elevation, although most elevations range up to 30–60 metres ...

7. Halifax, Nova Scotia - Wikipedia

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   The name means "Great Harbour" in the Mi'kmaq language. [8] Halifax, Nova Scotia c. 1762, by Dominic Serres. The first permanent European settlement in the region was on the Halifax Peninsula. The establishment of the Town of Halifax, named after the 2nd Earl of Halifax, in 1749 led to the colonial capital being transferred from Annapolis Royal.

8. Halifax Boardwalk - Wikipedia

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   The Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk is a public footpath located on the Halifax Harbour waterfront in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Constructed of durable heavy timber, the Halifax boardwalk is open to the public 24 hours a day.

9. Devils Island Light (Nova Scotia) - Wikipedia

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   In 1711, a map of Halifax harbour was designed by a French engineer De Labat and featured a thirty-seven acre island named "Isle Verte" or Green Island after all the trees. Rear Admiral Pullen records that on James Cook 's charts in 1759 the island is called Devils Island, but on Thomas Backhouse's chart of "The Harbour of Halifax," 1798, it is ...