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The west coast of the Highlands meets the Gulf of St. Lawrence in steep cliffs whereas the east coast borders the Atlantic Ocean with a gently-sloping coastal plain, low headlands, and several beaches. In 1936 the federal government established the Cape Breton Highlands National Park covering 950 km 2 across
Cape Breton Highlands National Park is a Canadian national park on northern Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. [2] The park was the first national park in the Atlantic provinces of Canada [3] and covers an area of 948 square kilometres (366 sq mi). [4] It is one of 42 in Canada's system of national parks.
Franey Mountain [2] is located in Victoria County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, within Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Franey Mountain is part of the Cape Breton Highlands plateau and is located 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) west of Ingonish, Cape Breton Island. [3] The elevation of the mountain is 430 metres (1,410 ft). [1]
White Hill [3] is a peak in the Cape Breton Highlands and is the highest elevation point in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. [4]Located on the plateau 15 kilometres (9 + 1 ⁄ 2 mi) northwest of Ingonish and 33 kilometres (21 mi) northeast of Chéticamp, the peak is situated in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park and is accessible only by hiking.
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The Skyline Trail is a seven-kilometre, looping, hiking trail at Cape Breton Highlands National Park in Nova Scotia, Canada. It lies on the western side of the Cabot Trail, near French Mountain's summit. This trail is well known for its scenic views, but also for the 2009 fatal coyote assault on Taylor Mitchell. The trail’s busy hours are ...
This ecoregion contains a number of mountainous areas on the east coast of Canada and along the Saint Lawrence River in eastern Quebec (including Anticosti Island in the Saint Lawrence) and the coast up to near Labrador, on the island of Newfoundland, in the highlands of New Brunswick, and the Cape Breton Highlands on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
The East Bay Hills lie in Cape Breton County. The East Bay Hills rise to little more than 180 metres (590 ft), forming low ridges in an otherwise lowland landscape. These hill are largely uninhabited (by humans), and include the highest elevation point on Cape Breton Island south of the Bras d'Or Lake at Sgurra Bhreac with a commanding view of ...