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Sydney Harbour [1] (Mi'kmawi'simk: L'sipuktuk) is the 10-mile long Y-shaped inlet of the Atlantic, oriented southwest-northeast on the northeast shore of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. At its upper reaches, the harbour forks to form two arms: the Northwest Arm and the South Arm. The South Arm is fed upstream by the Sydney River.
Caribou is a small rural community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada. [ 1 ] it is populated by an estimated 103 people as of 2024. Located on the Northumberland Strait northwest of the town of Pictou , Caribou is named after the Woodland Caribou which used to live in Nova Scotia. [ 2 ]
This terminal serves Nova Scotia, and is located at the North end of Highway 106, a spur route of the Trans-Canada Highway. The terminal was constructed following the formation of Northumberland Ferries in 1941, and has received numerous upgrades since its construction. At the time of opening, the ferry was only accessible via Three Brooks Road.
Sydney is a former city and urban community on the east coast of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Sydney was founded in 1785 by the British, was incorporated as a city in 1904, and dissolved on 1 August 1995, when it was amalgamated into the regional municipality.
Spanish Bay [1] is a bay in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located on the Atlantic coast of Cape Breton Island at the mouth of Sydney Harbour , which forms part of Spanish Bay. [ 2 ] The current name for the bay, "Spanish Bay" (sometimes "Spanish Harbour", "Spaniards Bay" or "Port aux Espagnols") appears on maps of the area at ...
Caribou Marsh Reserve No. 29. Plan of Indian Reserve near new Mira Road seven miles from Sydney C.B. Caribou Marsh 29 [1] is a Mi'kmaq reserve in Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, [2] 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of Sydney. It is an unpopulated reserve, [3] encompassing 219.3 hectares (542 acres), and was established on 28 April 1882. [4]
South Bar is a small community near Sydney, Nova Scotia. It derives its name from the nearby Southeast Bar which extends over 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) out into Sydney Harbour, sheltering the community and its small fishing harbour from the open waters of Spanish Bay. The community's harbour is managed by the South Bar Fishermen's Harbour Authority.
The Marine Drive is a designated scenic route along Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore. It closely follows the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and the Strait of Canso from the Canso Causeway to the junction of Route 322 and Highway 111 in Dartmouth.