NOVA SCOTIA
CANADA'S OCEAN PLAYGROUND
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Nova Scotia, one of the four Atlantic provinces,
is almost surrounded by water.
It is made up of two parts - the mainland and Cape Breton Island.
There are also over 3800 coastal islands. It is the second smallest province in Canada. Forests cover three-fourths of the province. There are pulp and paper mills and several hundred sawmills. Nova Scotia has ice free, deep-water harbours. Ships can dock there all year round. The harbours are also fishing ports. Fishermen catch cod, haddock, pollock, lobster, scallops and crab.
 Lobster traps at Peggy's Cove, a famous fishing village (photo: Malak) Mining includes salt mines, coal mines and the mining of crushed
 coastline near the Sydney Mines Almost 7500 km. of Nova Scotia is rocky coastline. There are many harbors and beaches along the coast.  Cabot Trail A roadway called Canso Causeway connects Cape Breton Island to the mainland.  Cape Breton's rugged coastline The capital city of Nova Scotia is Halifax. The Citadel was a British fort that was built in 1856 on top of a hill overlooking the Halifax harbour. It is the most visited national historic site in Canada. |
