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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.
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The geography of Whitney Pier is defined by its relationship to the heavy industries of coal mining and steel manufacturing.Whitney Pier was separated from Sydney's central business district by lands occupied by Sydney Steel Corporation, at one time Canada's largest integrated steel mill (no longer in business), as well as a large railway yard and tracks running from the harbour to coal mines ...
North Sydney was settled around 1785 by European and Loyalist settlers. [11] The original Mi'kmaq name for the area, Kweso'mkiaq, means "sandy point.". It emerged as a major shipbuilding centre in the early 19th century, building many brigs and brigantines for the English market, later moving on to larger barques, and in 1851 to the full-rigged Lord Clarendon, the largest wooden ship ever ...
Mary Lake is a lake located in Muskoka District in Ontario, Canada. The town of Port Sydney is located at its southern end. The lake was named by surveyor Alexander Murray after his daughter Mary Ellen Murray in 1853. [1] Both ends of the lake are connected with the North Muskoka River.
North America Port Container Traffic 2006 Port Ranking by TEUs. [11] Canadian rankings from Transport Canada. [12] World rankings from American Association of Port Authorities. [13] U.S. rankings from American Association of Port Authorities. [14] Local ports are included. [3] Seasonal ports are included. [1] Cruise ship ports are included. [2]
Canada Bay is an estuarine bay on the Parramatta River, in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is the innermost inlet of the larger Hen and Chicken Bay . Two other bays to the north of Canada Bay are two other bays named for Canadian internment camps for convicts involved in the Lower Canada Rebellion :
Throughout the first half of the 20th century, the Port of Sydney was able to handle the stable 20,000–30,000 passengers arriving and departing annually. It was not until after World War II that a combination of high immigration, increased tourism and the rise of cruise shipping that passenger numbers increased and a new terminal at Sydney ...