Point Edward (2001 pop.: 396) is a community in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality located on the southwest shore of the North West Arm of Sydney Harbour, immediately north of the community of North West Arm, south of Edwardsville, and west of Westmount.
The town is named for King Edward VII. [1] Point Edward is also the name of a headland extending into Sydney Harbour, bifurcating it into the North West Arm and the South Arm. This tip of this headland is located in Edwardsville.
Sydney River is a community in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
The Musquodoboit River is a Canadian river located in central Nova Scotia in the northeastern part of Halifax Regional Municipality. The river is approximately 97 kilometres (60 mi) in length with roughly 88 kilometres (55 mi) being traversable by paddle. It has a watershed area of 1,409 square kilometres (544 sq mi)
Florence is a community in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. The community is located north of Highway 105 and west of Sydney Mines.
New Victoria is a community in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
Mira Road is a community in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton County.
Sheet Harbour is a rural community in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located in the eastern reaches of the Halifax Regional Municipality, approximately 117 km (73 mi) northeast of the central urban area of the municipality, concentrated on Downtown Halifax and Dartmouth. The community is located along the Marine Drive scenic route on Trunk 7 at its junctions with Route 224 and Route 374. Surrounding the branched harbour which its name is derived from, the community has a population of about 800 and its respective census tract, containing sizable amounts of land around the community, has a population of 3,478 as of the 2011 Census. Two rivers, West River and East River, flow through the community and into the Northwest and Northeast Arms of the harbour respectively. The coastline of the community is heavily eroded and the region in which the community is located has an abundance of lakes. The region has a humid continental climate, congruent with the majority of Nova Scotia, and the ocean significantly influences the temperature.
Route 239 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Westmount is a suburban community in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
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 local Fire Department, the South Bar Volunteer Fire Department, was established in 1982.
Lingan (is a Canadian suburban community in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Its population in 2021 was 229.
Point Aconi is a rural community in Nova Scotia at the northeastern tip of Boularderie Island. It derives its name from the headland of the same name, Point Aconi.
Victoria Mines is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island.
North West Arm is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
Edwardsville is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island. It is named for King Edward VII.
Alder Point is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. It derives its name from the nearby headland of the same name, Alder Point.
Leitches Creek is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island. It is located along a creek of the same name which flows into the Northwest Arm of Sydney Harbour.
Reputably the stream was named by Adam Moore after a family of Lowland Scots people he helped settle here in the 1780s. Settlement probably began soon after 1783 although the land was not granted until the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Victoria Junction is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.
Spanish Bay 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. The current name for the bay, "Spanish Bay" appears on maps of the area at least as far back as 1708.
Sydney Harbour 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.
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