Caribou Mines, Nova Scotia

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Caribou Mines in Nova Scotia

Caribou Mines is a rural community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The Icelandic settlement Markland was located in Caribou Mines from 1875 to 1882.

Coordinates: 45°3′25.9″N62°56′29.8″W / 45.057194°N 62.941611°W / 45.057194; -62.941611

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