Waldeck is a Canadian dispersed rural community located in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. [1] Nearby are the communities of Waldeck East and Waldeck West. [2] [3]
It was settled after the American Revolution by disbanded German troops (Hessians) from the Principality of Waldeck who had fought on the British side during the war. [4]
Victoria Island is a large island in the Arctic Archipelago that straddles the boundary between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories of Canada. It is the eighth-largest island in the world, and at 217,291 km2 (83,897 sq mi) in area, it is Canada's second-largest island. It is nearly double the size of Newfoundland (111,390 km2 [43,010 sq mi]), and is slightly larger than the island of Great Britain (209,331 km2 [80,823 sq mi]) but smaller than Honshu (225,800 km2 [87,200 sq mi]). The western third of the island lies in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories; the remainder is part of Nunavut's Kitikmeot Region. The population of 2,168 is divided among 2 settlements, the larger of which is in Nunavut and the other of which is in the Northwest Territories.
The Arctic Archipelago, also known as the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, is an archipelago lying to the north of the Canadian continental mainland, excluding Greenland and Iceland.
Port Royal is a toponym for a rural intersection on the north bank of the Annapolis Basin about 8 km (5.0 mi) from the town of Annapolis Royal in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It has no legal status in local government. It is the site of the Port-Royal National Historic Site, a replica of an Acadian settlement that existed from 1605 until its destruction by the English in 1613.
Great Bear Lake is a lake in the boreal forest of Canada. It is the largest lake entirely in Canada, the fourth-largest in North America, and the eighth-largest in the world. The lake is in the Northwest Territories, on the Arctic Circle between 65 and 67 degrees of northern latitude and between 118 and 123 degrees western longitude, 156 m (512 ft) above sea level.
Batchawana Bay is a small bay in Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is on the eastern shore of Lake Superior, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Sault Ste. Marie.
Cornwallis Park is a rural community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada. As of the 2021 census, the population was 488, an increase of 1.9% from 2016.
The Township of Fenelon was a municipality in present-day Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada. The township was named after François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon (missionary) (1641–79) who was a missionary in New France, establishing a mission on the Bay of Quinte.
Upper Clements is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County. It is on Nova Scotia Trunk 1 on the eastern side of the Annapolis Basin. The town is the site of Upper Clements Park and Upper Clements Provincial Park.
The Croker River is a waterway above the Arctic Circle on the mainland of Northern Canada in the western Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut. It is the largest river between Darnley Bay and Coronation Gulf that flows into Amundsen Gulf. The Croker averages 55 m (180 ft) in width.
Nictaux is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County. Nictaux is at the intersection of Highway 10 and Highway 201. The name Nictaux comes from the Mi'kmaq word Niktak, meaning 'The forks of a river'.
Victoria Beach is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, in Annapolis County. It is on the shore of Digby Gut, a narrow channel connecting the Bay of Fundy with the Annapolis Basin.
Upper Granville is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County.
Victoria Vale is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County. It is situated in a valley on North Mountain, at an elevation of 100 m. It is on Nova Scotia Route 362. It was named for Queen Victoria following her silver jubilee in 1862.
West Dalhousie is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County. It is named after George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie.
Youngs Cove is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County on the shore of the Bay of Fundy.
Port Lorne is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County on the shore of the Bay of Fundy. Originally known as Marshall's Cove, it was officially named as Port Williams in 1874, and then renamed Port Lorne in 1879 after the newly appointed Governor General, the Marquis of Lorne.
Port Wade is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County. It is situated at the foot of North Mountain on the shore of the Annapolis Basin. An earlier French name was Pree Bourgeois and it was later known as West Ferry until 1905 when it was named after Fletcher Bath Wade.
St. Croix Cove is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County. It is named for Captain St. Croix who settled here c.1772.
West Paradise is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County. It is located in the Annapolis Valley along Nova Scotia Route 201 across the Annapolis River from Paradise.
Coordinates: 44°37′41″N65°37′59″W / 44.628°N 65.633°W
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