Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

NASA landsat photo of Cape Breton Island

Cape Breton Island (French: île du Cap-Breton, Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Cheap Breatuinn, Míkmaq: Únamakika, simply: Cape Breton) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the European word "Breton", referring to Brittany. Image File history File links Public domain map of Nova Scotia created by User:Plasma east with data courtesy of Geogratis, modified to highlight Cape Breton Island. ... Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia I used this online map creation tool to generate this map. ... Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia I used this online map creation tool to generate this map. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x948, 129 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Cape Breton Island ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x948, 129 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Cape Breton Island ... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... The Míkmaq language (also spelled Mi’kmaq, Mi’gmaq, and Micmac) is an Eastern Algonquian language spoken by around 7,300 Míkmaq in Canada, and another 1,200 in United States, out of a total ethnic Míkmaq population of roughly 20,000. ... The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of the Earths surface. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Traditional coat of arms Modern flag (Gwenn-ha-du) Historical province of Brittany région of Bretagne, see Bretagne. ...

Cape Breton Island is part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, although physically separated from the peninsular Nova Scotian mainland by the Strait of Canso, it is artificially connected to the mainland by the Canso Causeway. The island is located east-northeast of the mainland with its northern and western coasts fronting on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; its western coast also forming the eastern limits of the Northumberland Strait. The eastern and southern coasts front the Atlantic Ocean; its eastern coast also forming the western limits of the Cabot Strait. Its landmass slopes upward from south to north, culminating in the highlands of its northern cape. A saltwater estuary, Bras d'Or Lake, dominates the centre of the island. Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages None (English,French,Gaelic) Flower Trailing arbutus Tree Red Spruce Bird Osprey Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 11 10 Area... Peninsula A peninsula (from Latin paene insula, almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. ... This article is about the geomorphological/geopolitical term; MAINLAND is also a cheese brand owned by Fonterra, a New Zealand dairy company. ... The Strait of Canso (also Gut of Canso or Canso Strait), is located in northeastern North America near the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... The Canso Causeway (45°38′38″N, 61°25′11″W) is a 1385 m rock-fill causeway in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Rugged coastline of the West Coast of New Zealand The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the ocean. ... The Gulf of Saint Lawrence, the worlds largest estuary, is the outlet of North Americas Great Lakes via the Saint Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean. ... The Northumberland Strait (French: détroit de Northumberland) is a strait in the southern part of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence in eastern North America. ... Cabot Strait is a strait in eastern Canada approximately 110 kilometres wide between Cape Ray, Newfoundland Island and Cape North, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. ... Highland or Highlands has these meanings:- The term highland is used in geography for any elevated mountainous plateau. ... Bras dOr Lake, Nova Scotia. ...

The island is divided into four of Nova Scotia's eighteen counties: Cape Breton, Inverness, Richmond, and Victoria. Their total population as of the 2001 census numbered 147,454 "Cape Bretoners"; this is approximately 16% of the provincial population. Cape Breton Island has experienced a decline in population of approximately 6.8% since the previous census in 1996. Approximately 72% of the island's population is located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) which takes in most of Cape Breton County (except for two Native Reserves: Eskasoni 3 and Membertou 28B) and its shoreline along the Atlantic Ocean is termed Industrial Cape Breton, given the history of coal mining and steel manufacturing in this area. Cape Breton County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island. ... Inverness County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Richmond County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Victoria County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = Fortuna Non Mutat Genus (Circumstances Do Not Change Our Origin) City Symbol: Cape Breton Sloop Location City Information Established: {{{Established}}} Area: 2434. ... Cape Breton County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island. ... In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band. ... Industrial Cape Breton refers to the eastern portion of Cape Breton County fronting the Atlantic Ocean on the southeastern part of Cape Breton Island. ... Coal Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (surface mining). ...

History

Cape Breton Island's first residents were likely Maritime Archaic Indians, ancestors of the Mi'kmaq Nation, who later inhabited the island at the time of European discovery. Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot) reportedly visited the island in 1497 to become the first Renaissance European explorer to visit present-day Canada. However, historians are unclear as to whether Cabot first visited Newfoundland or Cape Breton Island. This discovery is commemorated by Cape Breton's Cabot Trail. In the sequence of North American cultural stages first proposed by Gordon Willey and Phillip Phillips in 1958, the Archaic stage was the second period of human occupation in the Americas, from around 8000 BC to 1000 BC although as its ending is defined by the adoption of sedentary farming... The Mikmaq (also Míkmaq, Micmac, Migmaq) are a First Nations people indigenous to northeastern New England, Canadas Maritimes, and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec. ... Giovanni Caboto (c. ... 1497 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Raphael was famous for depicting illustrious figures of the Classical past with the features of his Renaissance contemporaries. ... Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the northeast coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... The Cabot Trail is a Canadian highway located in the province of Nova Scotia on Cape Breton Island. ...

On February 8, 1631 Charles I grants Cape Breton Island to Robert Gordon of Lochinvar and his son Robert. // Events February 5 - Roger Williams emigrates to Boston. ... Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. ...

The island saw active settlement by France with the island being included in the colony of Acadia. A French garrison was established in the central eastern part at Ste-Anne in the early 18th century, before relocating to a much larger fortification at Louisbourg to improve defences at the entrance to the Gulf of St. Lawrence and defend France's fishing fleet on the Grand Banks. The French named the island "Île Royale." It remained part of colonial France until it was ceded to the Britain under the Treaty of Paris in 1763. Britain merged the island with its adjacent colony of Nova Scotia (present day peninsular Nova Scotia and New Brunswick). The national flag of Acadia, adopted in 1884. ... For people named Garrison, see Garrison (disambiguation) Garrison House, built by William Damm in 1675 at Dover, New Hampshire Garrison (from the French garnison, itself from the verb garnir, to equip) is the collective term for the body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but... Fort Sainte Anne (abbreviated Fort Ste. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Fortress Louisbourg (in French, Forteresse de Louisbourg) is a Canadian National Historic Site and the location of a partial reconstruction of an 18th century French fortress at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. ... The Gulf of Saint Lawrence, the worlds largest estuary, is the outlet of North Americas Great Lakes via the Saint Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean. ... The Grand Banks are a group of underwater plateaus southeast of Newfoundland on the North American continental shelf. ... New France (French: la Nouvelle-France) describes the area colonized by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration of the Saint Lawrence River, by Jacques Cartier in 1534, to the cession of New France to the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1763. ... The Treaty of Paris, often called the Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763 was signed on February 10, 1763, by the Kingdom of Great Britain, France and Spain with Portugal in agreement. ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Official languages English, French Flower Violet Tree Balsam Fir Bird Black-capped Chickadee Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Shawn Graham (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 10 10 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked 11th...

Some of the first British-sanctioned settlers to the island following the Seven Years' War were Irish, although upon settlement, they merged with local French communities to form a culture rich in both music and tradition. From 1763 to 1784 the island was administratively part of the colony of Nova Scotia and governed from Halifax. Combatants Prussia, , Great Britain, , Hanover, Hesse-Kassel, Brunswick, , Ireland, , Portugal , Austria, , France, , Russia, Saxony, , Sweden, , Spain The Seven Years War (1754 and 1756–1763), some of the theatres of which are called the Pomeranian War and the French and Indian War (see below), was a war in the mid-18th... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages None (English,French,Gaelic) Flower Trailing arbutus Tree Red Spruce Bird Osprey Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 11 10 Area... Motto: {{Unhide = {{{}}}}} E Mari Merces (Wealth from the Sea) Logo: Location City Information Established: April 1, 1996 Area: urban area 79. ...

In 1784, Britain split the colony of Nova Scotia into three separate colonies: New Brunswick, Cape Breton Island, and present-day peninsular Nova Scotia, in addition to the adjacent colonies of Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland. The colony of Cape Breton Island had its capital at Sydney on its namesake harbour fronting on Spanish Bay and the Cabot Strait. Its first Lieutenant-Governor was Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres (1784–1787) and his successor was William Macarmick (1787). 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Parva Sub Ingenti (Latin: The small under the protection of the great) Official languages English Flower Ladys slipper Tree Red Oak Bird Blue Jay Capital Charlottetown Largest city Charlottetown Lieutenant-Governor Barbara Oliver Hagerman Premier Pat Binns (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 4 4 Area Total... Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the northeast coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Downtown Sydney, Nova Scotia Sydney, Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island Sydney is a community and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, and is located on its namesake harbour in eastern Cape Breton County. ... Cabot Strait is a strait in eastern Canada approximately 110 kilometres wide between Cape Ray, Newfoundland Island and Cape North, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. ... Joseph F.W. DesBarres (November 22, 1721 - October 27, 1824) was a Swiss-born cartographer and Canadian statesman, who served as aide-de-camp to General James Wolfe in Quebec. ... William MacArmick (1742-1815), Lieutenant-Governor of Cape Breton, MP. When the English had taken final control of the island of Cape Breton, a greater attention was focused on the working of the mines on a commercial basis, which were thought to provide an inexhaustible source of revenue for the...

An order forbidding the granting of land in Cape Breton, issued in 1763, was removed in 1784. The mineral rights to the island were given over to the Crown by an order-in-council. The British government had intended that the Crown take over the operation of the mines when Cape Breton was made a colony, but this was never done, probably because of the rehabilitation cost of the mines. The mines were in a neglected state, caused by careless operations dating back at least to the time of the final fall of Louisbourg.

In 1820, the colony of Cape Breton Island was merged for the second time with Nova Scotia; this being present-day peninsular Nova Scotia. This development is one of the factors which led to large-scale industrial development in the Sydney Coal Field of eastern Cape Breton County (see Industrial Cape Breton). By the late 19th century, as a result of the faster shipping, expanding fishery and industrialization of the island, exchanges of people between the island of Newfoundland and Cape Breton increased beginning a cultural exchange that continues to this day. Industrial Cape Breton refers to the eastern portion of Cape Breton County fronting the Atlantic Ocean on the southeastern part of Cape Breton Island. ... Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the northeast coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...

During the first half of the 19th century, Cape Breton Island experienced an influx of Highland Scots numbering approximately 50,000; a result of the Highland Clearances. Today the descendants of the Highland Scots dominate Cape Breton Island's culture, particularly in rural communities. To this day Gaelic is still the first language of a number of elderly Cape Bretonners. A campaign by the provincial government during the 19th and early 20th centuries aimed to eradicate the use of Gaelic among school children. The growing influence of English-dominated media from outside the Scottish communities saw the use of this language erode quickly during the 20th century. Many of the Scots who immigrated here were Roman Catholics. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Scottish Highlands are considered to be the mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault. ... The Highland Clearances is a name given to the forced displacement of the population of the Scottish Highlands from their ancient ways of warrior clan subsistence farming, leading to mass emigration. ... Canadian Gaelic (Gaelic: Gàidhlig na Canada, French: Gaélique Canadien, Mikmaq: Geileq mala Ganata) is the dialect of Scottish Gaelic formerly spoken across all of Canada, and still spoken on Cape Breton Island and in parts of Nova Scotia. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...

Tourism promotions beginning in the 1950s recognized the importance of the Scottish culture to the province (although it wasn't dominant throughout Nova Scotia), and the provincial government started encouraging the use of Gaelic once again. The establishment of funding for the Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts and formal Gaelic language instruction in public schools are intended to address the near-loss of this culture to English assimilation. The 1950s was the decade spanning the years 1950 to 1959. ... The Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts (also known informally as the Gaelic College) is a Canadian educational institution located in the community of St. ... An instruction is a form of communicated information that is both command and explanation for how an action, behavior, method, or task is to be begun, completed, conducted, or executed. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The turn of the 20th century saw Cape Breton Island at the forefront of scientific achievement with the now-famous activities launched by inventors Alexander Graham Bell and Guglielmo Marconi. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Alexander Graham Bell Credit: Moffett Studio / Library and Archives Canada / C-017335 Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish scientist and inventor who emigrated to Canada. ... Although Guglielmo Marconi is widely credited as the Inventor of Radio, for some this title is controversial, and competing claims are reviewed in History of radio and Invention of Radio. ...

Following his successful invention of the telephone and relatively wealthy, Bell acquired land near Baddeck in 1885, largely due to surroundings reminiscent of his early years in Scotland. He established a summer estate complete with research laboratories, working with deaf people - including Helen Keller - and continued to invent. Baddeck would be the site of his experiments with hydrofoil technologies as well as the Aerial Experiment Association, financed by his wife, which saw the first powered flight in the British Empire when the AEA Silver Dart took off from the ice-covered waters of Bras d'Or Lake. Bell also built the forerunner to the iron lung and he experimented with genetically modified sheep. An old rotary telephone This article is about telephone technology. ... The village of Baddeck is located in Victoria County, Nova Scotia on Cape Breton Island in the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by... Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was a deafblind American author, activist and lecturer. ... The Jetfoil Toppi is a ferry which connects Yakushima, Tanegashima Island and Kagoshima port in Japan A hydrofoil is a boat with wing-like foils mounted on struts below the hull. ... The Aerial Experiment Association (AEA) was formed in 1907 under the tutelage of Dr. Alexander Graham Bell. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... The AEA Silver Dart in flight The Silver Dart (or Aerodrome #4) was an early aircraft which was flown off the ice at Baddeck, Nova Scotia on February 23, 1909. ... Bras dOr Lake, Nova Scotia. ... An iron lung. ...

Marconi's contributions to Cape Breton Island were somewhat less than Bell's as he merely used the island's geography to his advantage in transmitting the first trans-Atlantic radio message from a station constructed at Table Head in Glace Bay to a receiving station at Poldhu in Cornwall, England. The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of the Earths surface. ... Glace Bay is a former town situated on the east coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Poldhu is a small area in south Cornwall, England, situated on the Lizard Peninsula it comprises Poldhu Point and Poldhu Cove. ... Cornish Flag Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county in South West England on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq...

Geography

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The island measures 10,311 km² in area (3,981 square miles), making it the 75th largest island in the world and Canada's 18th largest island. Cape Breton Island is composed mainly of rocky shores, rolling farmland, glacial valleys, barren headlands, mountains, woods and plateaus. Geological evidence suggests that at least part of the island was originally joined with present-day Scotland and Norway, now separated by millions of years of continental drift. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... The Cape Breton Highlands, commonly called the Highlands, refer to a highland or plateau of ancient rock across northern Cape Breton Island and is an extension of the Appalachian mountain chain. ... A mile is the name of a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This is a list of islands in the world ordered by area. ... This is a list of Canadian islands, as ordered by area. ... Sedimentary, volcanic, plutonic, metamorphic rock types of North America. ... Shore A shore or shoreline is the land at the edge of a large body of water, such as an ocean, sea, or lake. ... Bales of hay on a farm near Ames, Iowa A farm is the basic unit in agriculture. ... A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. ... Fljótsdalur in East Iceland, a rather flat valley Mt. ... The bay at San Sebastián, Spain A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. ... Mount McKinley (Denali) in Alaska (USA) has the highest visible base-to-summit elevation on Earth (approximately 5400 metres). ... Woods may refer to: woodland or forest types of wood a category of golf clubs Various notable people have the surname Woods: Don Woods, computer programmer George David Woods, USA banker and World Bank President George Lemuel Woods, USA Oregon State and Utah Territory governor James Woods, actor Jermaine Woods... In geology and earth science, a plateau, also called a high plateau or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat open country if the uplift was recent in geologic history. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by... The concept of continental drift was first proposed by Alfred Wegener. ...

The northern portion of Cape Breton is dominated by the Cape Breton Highlands, commonly called the Highlands, an extension of the Appalachian mountain chain. The Highlands comprise the northern portions of Inverness and Victoria counties. In 1936 the federal government established the Cape Breton Highlands National Park covering 950 km² across the northern third of the Highlands. The Cabot Trail scenic highway also encircles the coastal perimeter of the plateau. The Cape Breton Highlands, commonly called the Highlands, refer to a highland or plateau of ancient rock across northern Cape Breton Island and is an extension of the Appalachian mountain chain. ... A rainy day in the Great Smoky Mountains, Western North Carolina The Appalachian Mountains (French: les Appalaches) are a vast system of North American mountains, partly in Canada, but mostly in the United States, forming a zone, from 100 to 300 miles wide, running from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 1... Inverness County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Victoria County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Cape Breton Highlands National Park is located on northern Cape Breton Island in the province of Nova Scotia. ... The Cabot Trail is a Canadian highway located in the province of Nova Scotia on Cape Breton Island. ...

Entering Cape Breton Island from Canso Causeway

• Cape Breton Highlands - Nova Scotia Museum website
• Cape Breton Highlands - Parks Canada website

Cape Breton's hydrological features include the Bras d'Or Lake system, a salt-water fjord at the heart of the island and freshwater features including Lake Ainslie, the Margaree River system, and the Mira River. Innumerable smaller rivers and streams drain into the Bras d'Or Lake estuary and onto the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Atlantic coasts. Cape Breton Island is divided into four counties: Cape Breton, Inverness, Richmond, and Victoria. Image File history File links CapeBretonEntrance. ... Image File history File links CapeBretonEntrance. ... The Canso Causeway (45°38′38″N, 61°25′11″W) is a 1385 m rock-fill causeway in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Bras dOr Lake, Nova Scotia. ... Fjord in Sunnmøre, Norway A fjord (or fiord) is a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes, which results from marine inundation of a glaciated valley. ... For the village on the Isle of Wight, see Freshwater, Isle of Wight. ... Lake Ainslie on Cape Breton Island is the largest natural freshwater lake in Nova Scotia. ... The Margaree River is a river on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. ... The Mira river, located in the eastern region of Cape Breton Island, Canada, is roughly 35 miles long give or take, running from the source just above Victoria Bridge, past Marion and Albert bridges to the mouth of the river at Mira Gut. ... The River Thames in London River running into Harrietville Trout Farm A river is a large natural waterway. ... A running stream. ... Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing numerous ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits. ... Cape Breton County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island. ... Inverness County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Richmond County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Victoria County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ...

Cape Breton Island is now joined to the mainland by the Canso Causeway, completed in 1955, enabling direct road and rail traffic to and from the island, but requiring marine traffic to pass through the Canso Canal at the eastern end of the causeway. The Canso Causeway (45°38′38″N, 61°25′11″W) is a 1385 m rock-fill causeway in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A road ascends a mountainside using hairpin bends in the French Alps. ... A railway yard in Portland, Oregon. ... Interstate 80, a freeway in California with many lanes and heavy traffic. ... The Panama canal. ... The Canso Canal is a short canal located in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The Hindenburgdamm rail causeway across the Wadden Sea to the island of Sylt in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany In modern usage, a causeway is a road or railway elevated by a bank, usually across a broad body of water or wetland. ...

Demographics

The five main cultures are Scottish, Mi'kmaq, Acadian, Irish, and English, with respective languages Scottish Gaelic, Míkmaq, French,and English. English is now the primary spoken language, though Míkmaq, Gaelic and Acadian French are still heard. Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by... The Mikmaq (also Míkmaq, Micmac, Migmaq) are a First Nations people indigenous to northeastern New England, Canadas Maritimes, and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec. ... The Acadians (French: Acadiens) are the descendants of the original French settlers of parts of the northeastern region of North America comprising what is now the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... The Míkmaq language (also spelled Mi’kmaq, Mi’gmaq, and Micmac) is an Eastern Algonquian language spoken by around 7,300 Míkmaq in Canada, and another 1,200 in United States, out of a total ethnic Míkmaq population of roughly 20,000. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Later migrations of black Loyalists, Italians, and Eastern Europeans enriched the eastern part of the island around Industrial Cape Breton. Cape Breton has been seeing a population exodus in recent years. This article is about non-human migration. ... The term Black Canadian refers to black Canadian citizens whose ancestors were indigenous to sub-saharan Africa; for the most part they have recent origins in the Caribbean, but others trace their lineage through the United States, Latin America, Africa and elsewhere. ... Britannia gives a heros welcome to returning American Loyalists. ... Eastern Europe is, by convention, a region defined geographically as that part of Europe covering the eastern part of the continent. ...

According to the Census of Canada, the population of Cape Breton Island in 2001 was 147,454, a -6.8% decline from 158,260 in 1996.

Racial/Ethnic Composition

• 95.0% Caucasian
• 3.6% Mi'kmaq (Canadian First Nation)
• 0.7% Black
• 0.1% Arab

Religious Groups The Mikmaq (also Míkmaq, Micmac, Migmaq) are a First Nations people indigenous to northeastern New England, Canadas Maritimes, and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec. ... Black is a color with several subtle differences in meaning. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ) are predominantly speakers of the Arabic language, rather than a pure ethnic group, mainly found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ...

Statistics Canada in 2001 reported a "religion" total of 107,880 for Cape Breton, including 3,915 with "no religious affiliation."^[1] Major categories included:

• Roman Catholic: 69,820
• Protestant: 32,575 (including 13,790 United Church and 10,170 Anglican)
• Orthodox: 395
• Jewish: 235
• Muslim: 135

Synagogues in Sydney and Glace bay serve the Island's small Jewish community while Muslims hold Friday prayers at Cape Breton University. Buddhists are a tiny minority (70 in 2001, according to Statistics Canada), although Cape Breton's Pleasant Bay has been home to Gampo Abbey since 1984. Cape Breton University (CBU), formerly the University of Crayons and Colouring Books (UCCB), is a university in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, near Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, on the island of Cape Breton. ... Gampo Abbey is a Buddhist abbey located in Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia. ...

Economy

Cape Breton Island has two major coal deposits: the Sydney Coal Field in the southeastern part of the island along the Atlantic Ocean drove the Industrial Cape Breton economy throughout the 19th and 20th centuries - until after World War II its industries were the largest private employers in Canada; the Inverness Coal Field in the western part of the island along the Gulf of St. Lawrence is signficantly smaller but hosted several mines. This article is becoming very long. ...

Sydney on the east coast of the island has traditionally been the main port, with various facilities in a large sheltered natural harbour. It is also the Island's largest commercial center and home to the Island's daily newspaper, the Cape Breton Post, as well as its only television studio and several radio stations. The Marine Atlantic terminal at North Sydney is where some of Canada's largest ferries have daily departures year-round to Channel–Port aux Basques and seasonally to Argentia on the island of Newfoundland. Downtown Sydney, Nova Scotia Sydney, Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island Sydney is a community and former city in Nova Scotia, Canada, and is located on its namesake harbour in eastern Cape Breton County. ... The Cape Breton Post is the only daily newspaper published on Cape Breton Island. ... Marine Atlantic ferry ports and current routes Marine Atlantic Inc. ... North Sydney, Nova Scotia Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia North Sydney is a town located in Nova Scotias Cape Breton Regional Municipality. ... Port aux Basques and the other Marine Atlantic ferry ports Channel-Port aux Basques (also Port aux Basques) is a town at the extreme southwestern tip of the island of Newfoundland fronting on the eastern end of the Cabot Strait. ... Argentia, Newfoundland Argentia on the Avalon Peninsula Argentia is a community on the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the northeast coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...

Point Edward on the west side of Sydney Harbour is the location of Sydport, a former navy base now converted to commercial use, as well as the Canadian Coast Guard College. Petroleum, general cargo, bulk coal, and cruise ship facilities are also located in Sydney Harbour. Point Edward is a small rural community located on Cape Breton Island, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Canadian Forces Maritime Command (MARCOM) is responsible for naval operations of the navy of the Canadian Armed Forces. ... The Canadian Coast Guard or CCG (Fr. ...

Glace Bay is the second largest community in population and was the island's main coal mining center until its last mine ceased operation in the 1980s. Glace Bay served as the hub of the Sydney & Louisbourg Railway and also as a major fishing port. At one time Glace Bay was known as the largest town in Canada. Glace Bay is a community located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island, which forms the north-eastern part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ...

Port Hawkesbury has risen to prominence since the completion of the Canso Causeway and Canso Canal created an artificial deep-water port, allowing extensive petrochemical, pulp and paper, and gypsum handling facilities to be established. The St. Peters Canal is no longer used by commercial shipping on Cape Breton Island but is an important waterway for recreational vessels. Port Hawkesbury, on Cape Breton Island Port Hawkesbury (2001 population 3,701) is a town located on the southwestern end of Cape Breton Island, on the north shore of the Strait of Canso, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... The Canso Canal is a short canal located in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The St. ...

The Strait of Canso is completely navigable to seaway-max vessels, and Port Hawkesbury is open to the deepest-draught vessels on the world's oceans. Large marine vessels may also enter Bras d'Or Lake through the Great Bras d'Or channel whereas small craft have the additional use of the Little Bras d'Or channel or St. Peters Canal. The Saint Lawrence Seaway in its broadest sense (see Great Lakes Waterway) is the system of canals that permits ocean-going vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes as far as Lake Superior. ... The St. ...

The primary east-west road on the island is Nova Scotia Highway 105, the Trans-Canada Highway, although the Nova Scotia Highway 104 expressway is scheduled to be extended from Port Hawkesbury along the south side of Bras d'Or Lake to the Sydney area and will likely see the Trans-Canada designation switched to this route when completed. Nova Scotia Highway 125 is an important arterial route around Sydney Harbour in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Nova Scotia Highway 4, as well as the Cabot Trail, are important secondary roads. Railway connections between the port of Sydney to Canadian National Railway in Truro are maintained by the Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway. Highway 105 in Nova Scotia represents the Cape Breton Island leg of the Trans-Canada Highway. ... Trans Canada Highway over Canada Map The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins all ten provinces of Canada. ... Highway 104 in Nova Scotia runs from the New Brunswick border near Amherst to St. ... Highway 125 is a 30 km long controlled-access highway located in Nova Scotias Cape Breton Regional Municipality. ... Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) is a regional municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Sunrise Trail Nova Scotia Route 4 is part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotias system of Trunk Highways. ... The Cabot Trail is a Canadian highway located in the province of Nova Scotia on Cape Breton Island. ... Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class... One of Truros tree sculptures Truro (2001 population 11,457; area population 44,276) is a town in central Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway (CBNS) is a 392 km (245 mile) railway operating in Nova Scotia between Sydney and Truro with spurs at Sydney, Port Hawkesbury/Point Tupper, Trenton and Stellarton. ...

The industrial Cape Breton area faced several challenges with the closure of the Cape Breton Development Corporation's (DEVCO) coal mines and the Sydney Steel Corporation's (SYSCO) steel mill. In recent years the Island's residents have been attempting to diversify the area economy by investing in tourism developments, call centres, and small businesses. The Cape Breton Development Corporation, or DEVCO, is a Canadian federal government Crown corporation. ... Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the mining of coal. ... Sydney Steel Corporation (SYSCO) is a Crown corporation in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... A steel mill at the turn of the century in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A steel mill (British English and Australian English steelworks) is an industrial plant for the manufacture of steel. ... A very large collections call center in Lakeland, FL. A call centre or call center (see spelling differences) is a centralized office used for the purpose of receiving and transmitting a large volume of requests by telephone. ...

While the Cape Breton Regional Municipality is in transition from an industrial to a service-based economy, the rest of Cape Breton Island outside of the industrial area surrounding Sydney has been more stable, with a mixture of fishing, forestry, small-scale agriculture, and tourism. Motto: Template:Unhide = Fortuna Non Mutat Genus (Circumstances Do Not Change Our Origin) City Symbol: Cape Breton Sloop Location City Information Established: {{{Established}}} Area: 2434. ...

Tourism in particular has grown throughout the post-Second World War era, especially the growth in vehicle-based touring, which was furthered by the creation of the Cabot Trail scenic drive. The scenery of the island is rivalled in northeastern North America only by Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island tourism marketing places a heavy emphasis on its Scottish Gaelic heritage through events such as the Celtic Colours Festival, held each October, as well as promotions through the Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts. This article is becoming very long. ... The Cabot Trail is a Canadian highway located in the province of Nova Scotia on Cape Breton Island. ... Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the northeast coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by... The Gaels are an ethno-linguistic group in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man, whose language is of the Gaelic (Goidelic) family, a division of Insular Celtic languages. ... The Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts (also known informally as the Gaelic College) is a Canadian educational institution located in the community of St. ...

The Cabot Trail is a scenic road circuit around and over the Cape Breton Highlands with spectacular coastal vistas; over 400,000 visitors drive the Cabot Trail each summer and fall. Coupled with Fortress Louisbourg, it has driven the growth of the tourism industry on the island in recent decades. The Condé Nast travel guide has rated Cape Breton Island as one of the best island destinations in the world. The Cabot Trail is a Canadian highway located in the province of Nova Scotia on Cape Breton Island. ... The Cape Breton Highlands, commonly called the Highlands, refer to a highland or plateau of ancient rock across northern Cape Breton Island and is an extension of the Appalachian mountain chain. ... Fortress Louisbourg (in French, Forteresse de Louisbourg) is a Canadian National Historic Site and the location of a partial reconstruction of an 18th century French fortress at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia. ... Condé Nast Publications Inc is a worldwide magazine publishing company based in New York City. ...

Traditional Music

Main article: Cape Breton fiddling

Cape Breton is well known for its fiddle music, which was brought to North America by Scottish immigrants during the Highland Clearances. The traditional style has been well preserved in Cape Breton, and ceilidhs have become a popular attraction for summer tourists. Inverness County in particular has a heavy concentration of musical activity, with regular performances in communities such as Mabou and Judique. Judique is recognized as 'Bhaile nam Fonn', (literally: Village of Tunes) or the 'Home of Celtic Music', where you can visit the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre. Performers who have received significant recognition outside of Cape Breton include Natalie MacMaster, Ashley MacIsaac, The Rankin Family and Buddy MacMaster. Cape Breton fiddling is a lively regional violin style which falls within the Celtic Music idiom. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by... Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ... The Highland Clearances is a name given to the forced displacement of the population of the Scottish Highlands from their ancient ways of warrior clan subsistence farming, leading to mass emigration. ... Céilí (Irish reformed spelling), or Ceilidh (Scottish and older Gaelic spelling), pronounced Kay-Lee in either case, is the traditional Gaelic social dance in Ireland and Scotland. ... Inverness County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ... Mabou is a small Canadian rural community located on the west coast of Nova Scotias Cape Breton Island. ... Judique is a small community located on the Ceilidh Trail (Route 19) on the western side of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Natalie MacMaster (born 1973) is an award-winning fiddler from the rural community of Troy in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Rankin Family is a Canadian folk music family group from Mabou, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. ... Hugh Alan Buddy MacMaster, CM , ONS , LL.D (born October 18, 1924) is one of the most renowned artists in the tradition of Cape Breton fiddle music. ...

The Men of the Deeps are a male choral group of current and former miners from the industrial Cape Breton area. The Men of the Deeps is a choral ensemble composed of coal miners and former miners from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. ...

Notable facts

• Cape Breton has a large contaminated industrial site. The Sydney Tar Ponds and coke oven sites are located near Whitney Pier in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Waste from the coke ovens and steel plant was dumped in the ponds during the industry's heyday. The problem is further compounded by the former municipal dump uphill from these sites. The landfill has now been capped. A 400-million dollar cleanup plan is currently underway. Early stages of environmental remediation have begun.

• District 26, United Mine Workers of America, from the Industrial Cape Breton region was the only district of the UMWA to attempt to join the Red International of Trade Unions.

• Fortress Louisbourg is Canada's largest National Historic Site and the largest historic restoration in North America - it depicts the 18th-century fortified French harbour town of Louisbourg.

• Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born inventor who eventually settled permanently at his summer residence near Baddeck on Cape Breton Island's Bras d'Or Lake. He is credited with inventing the telephone, hydrofoil, hearing aid, and iron lung, as well as doing extensive work with hearing- and visually-impaired persons, notably Helen Keller. Bell contributed to the design of the Silver Dart, an aircraft that made the first powered flight in the British Empire from the ice of Bras d'Or Lake. He and his wife are buried on their estate near Baddeck.

• The Marconi Museum in Glace Bay is a museum celebrating the first trans-Atlantic radio signals sent by Marconi.

• Glen Breton, based in Inverness County, is the only single malt whisky distillery in North America.

• A former coal mine at Port Morien is considered the first commercially-ran coal mine in North America, supplying Louisbourg with coal in the 1700's.

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Films / Television

• Johnny Belinda by Elmer Blaney Harris.
• Margaret's Museum starring Helena Bonham Carter.
• The Bay Boy starring Kiefer Sutherland.
• New Waterford Girl
• The Hanging Garden
• Marion Bridge
• My Bloody Valentine
• Pit Pony, TV movie and series adapted from the novel by Joyce Barkhouse

Johnny Belinda is a 1948 film which tells the story of a deaf mute woman who is raped, becomes pregnant, and then is ruled unfit to care for the child. ... Elmer Blaney Harris (January 11, 1878 - September 6, 1966) was an American author, dramatist, and playwright. ... Margarets Museum is a critically-acclaimed 1995 British-Canadian dark film drama, directed by Mort Ransen. ... Bonham Carter as Marla Singer in Fight Club Helena Bonham Carter (born on May 26, 1966) is an Oscar-nominated English actress. ... The Bay Boy is a 1984 movie set in the 1930s in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland (born St. ... New Waterford Girl is a Canadian comedy film, released in 1999. ... See Hanging Gardens of Babylon for the World Wonder. ... Marion Bridge is a 2002 Canadian film directed by Wiebke von Carolsfeld. ... My Bloody Valentine is a low-budget Canadian horror film released in the wake of the rise of the slasher genre that had overtaken the 1980s, considered an example of the low-budget copycat films attempting to rake in money off the success of Halloween (1978) and Friday the 13th... A pit pony was a type of pony commonly used in coal mines up until the mid 20th century. ...

Famous People

Musicians

• singer-songwriter Rita MacNeil of Big Pond
• The Rankin Family from Mabou
• the Barra MacNeils
• fiddle player Buddy MacMaster of Judique
• singer-songwriter John Allan Cameron
• fiddle player Natalie MacMaster of Troy
• fiddle player Ashley MacIsaac of Creignish
• actor, playwright, theatre director and film director Daniel MacIvor.
• Gaelic singer Mary Jane Lamond
• singer-songwriter Bruce Guthro
• singer-songwriter Aselin Debison
• singer-songwriter Nathan Bishop of Celtae
• local metal band Violent Theory
• local jam band Slowcoaster http://www.houseofrock.ca

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Athletes

• Mike McPhee
• Al MacInnis
• Mike Forgeron
• Johnny Miles

Michael Mike McPhee (born February 14, 1960 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward. ... Allan MacInnis (born July 11, 1963 in Inverness, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada) is currently a member of the St. ...

Televison & Film

• Daniel Petrie

Daniel M. Petrie (November 26, 1920, Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada - August 22, 2004, Los Angeles, California) was a television and movie director. ...

Other

• Elizabeth May Leader of the Green Party of Canada
• Alistair MacLeod Author
• Angus MacAskill Giant
• Allan MacEachen Former Deputy Prime Minister / Finance Minister

Elizabeth May is an athlete from Luxembourg. ... The Green Party of Canada is a federal political party in Canada. ... Alistair MacLeod (born 1936) is a noted Canadian author. ... Angus Mor MacAskill (1825-August 8, 1863) was known as the worlds largest true giant (normal proportions, no growth abnormalities). ... Allan MacEachen Allan Joseph MacEachen, PC (born July 6, 1921) is one of Canadas elder statesmen and was the first Deputy Prime Minister of Canada. ...

See also

• Canadian Gaelic
• Cape Breton accent
• Cape Breton Labour Party
• Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
• Provinces and territories of Canada

Canadian Gaelic (Gaelic: Gàidhlig na Canada, French: Gaélique Canadien, Mikmaq: Geileq mala Ganata) is the dialect of Scottish Gaelic formerly spoken across all of Canada, and still spoken on Cape Breton Island and in parts of Nova Scotia. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Cape Breton Labour Party was a social democratic provincial political party in Nova Scotia, Canada that advocated separate provincial status for the island of Cape Breton, which is the northern part of the Province of Nova Scotia. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = Fortuna Non Mutat Genus (Circumstances Do Not Change Our Origin) City Symbol: Cape Breton Sloop Location City Information Established: {{{Established}}} Area: 2434. ... Map of Canada Canada is a federation of ten provinces which, together with three territories, comprise the worlds second largest country in total area. ...

References

• Counties of Nova Scotia; Statistics Canada
• Sea islands: Natural Resources Canada Atlas of Canada
• Cape Breton County and its divisions, Nova Scotia; Statistics Canada