Wedge Island (Nova Scotia)

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Wedge Island is a tidal island near Liscomb, Nova Scotia. Geologically, it is a drowned coast. Once the home to a lighthouse and light keepers home, throughout the years with advancements the light keeper was replaced with an all-electric light which was removed some time in the 1970s or 1980s. [1]

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References

  1. Lesley Choyce (March 1, 1997). "Thin edge of the wedge (Wedge Island)". Canadian Geographic.

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