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The Aspy River is a river on northeastern Cape Breton Island which rises in the Cape Breton Highlands and empties into Aspy Bay. The river valley follows the ancient Aspy Fault which extends for 40 km inland from the coast and extends along the upper section of the northeast Margaree River. This geological fault is thought to be an extension of the Great Glen Fault in Scotland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Aspy River"

Bras d'Or Lake (pronounced "Bra-door") is a large body of water dominating the centre of Cape Breton Island in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. Bras d'Or Lake is sometimes referred to as the Bras d'Or Lakes or the Bras d'Or Lakes system, however its official geographic name is Bras d'Or Lake. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bras d'Or Lake"

The Cabot Trail is a Canadian highway located in the province of Nova Scotia on Cape Breton Island. It is also the name of a provincial government-designated "Scenic Route" for tourism-marketing purposes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cabot Trail"

The Canso Canal is a short canal located in Nova Scotia, Canada. ...more on Wikipedia about "Canso Canal"

The Canso Causeway ( ) is a 1385 m rock-fill causeway in Nova Scotia, Canada. ...more on Wikipedia about "Canso Causeway"

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. The Highlands comprise the northern portions of Inverness and Victoria counties. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cape Breton Highlands"

Cape Breton Highlands National Park is located on northern Cape Breton Island in the province of Nova Scotia. A section of the Cabot Trail passes through the park featuring spectacular ocean and mountain views. The park was the first National Park in the Atlantic provinces of Canada and covers an area of 950 km². ...more on Wikipedia about "Cape Breton Highlands National Park"

Cape Breton—Canso is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 75,221. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cape Breton—Canso"

The Ceilidh Trail runs 107 km (67 mi.) from the Canso Causeway to Margaree Harbour on the Cabot Trail, along the west coast of Cape Breton Island. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ceilidh Trail"

The Chéticamp River is a river on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, located at the western entrance to Cape Breton Highlands National Park. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chéticamp River"

Chéticamp, Nova Scotia is an Acadian fishing community on the Cabot Trail on the west coast of Cape Breton Island at the western entrance to Cape Breton Highlands National Park. It has almost 4,000 residents. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chéticamp, Nova Scotia"

Gampo Abbey is a Buddhist abbey located in Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia. It was founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1984 as a centre of North American Buddhism. Hundreds of his followers relocated from the United States to Nova Scotia in their pursuit of Enlightenment. Many returned to the United States because of the lack of available work in the Maritimes, but over one thousand followers still live in the province. The Abbey is associated with the Vajradhatu Buddhist Church of Canada and Shambhala International. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche now serves as abbot. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gampo Abbey"

Inverness County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Inverness County, Nova Scotia"

Judique is a small community located on the Ceilidh Trail (Route 19) on the western side of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. ...more on Wikipedia about "Judique, Nova Scotia" Enjoy shortopedia.

Lake Ainslie on Cape Breton Island is the largest natural freshwater lake in Nova Scotia. The Southwest Margaree River starts at the lake and empties into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The lake is approximately 20 km long and averages 5 km in width. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lake Ainslie"

Mabou is a small Canadian rural community located on the west coast of Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mabou, Nova Scotia"

The Margaree River is a river on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. The northeast branch of the river derives from the watershed of the Cape Breton Highlands, while the Southwest Margaree flows northeast from Lake Ainslie. The two branches join at Margaree Forks. The river then flows north to empty into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence at Margaree Harbour, Nova Scotia. The river is 120 km in length and drains an area of 1,375 km². ...more on Wikipedia about "Margaree River"

Highway 104 in Nova Scotia runs from the New Brunswick border near Amherst to St. Peter's on Cape Breton Island. Except for the portion on Cape Breton, it is part of the Trans-Canada Highway. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nova Scotia provincial highway 104"

Highway 105 in Nova Scotia represents the Cape Breton Island leg of the Trans-Canada Highway. It runs from the east end of the Canso Causeway in Port Hastings to the Marine Atlantic ferry terminal in North Sydney, representing a distance of 142 kilometres (88 miles). ...more on Wikipedia about "Nova Scotia provincial highway 105"

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 town, which was originally named Ship Harbour, is the business and industrial centre for the lower part of Cape Breton. Major employers include a large pulp and paper mill owned by the Swedish company Stora Enso, a call centre owned by EDS Canada, and a large coal fired power generating plant. Sad relics of failed industrial policies past include a mothballed oil refinery built by Gulf Oil in the early 1970s and a disused heavy water plant built by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL). ...more on Wikipedia about "Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia"

Port Hood Island is a small island located in the eastern part of the Northumberland Strait, immediately adjacent to the west coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is named after the Cape Breton Island village of Port Hood which it directly faces. ...more on Wikipedia about "Port Hood Island, Nova Scotia" This article is made on www.shortopedia.com

Port Hood ( ) is a quiet seaside village on the west coast of Cape Breton Island and the shire town of Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Local residents are predominantly English speaking Roman Catholics, the population core having Highland Scottish ancestry; MacDonalds/MacDonnells mostly. The village is located on Nova Scotia Highway 19 (the "Ceilidh Trail"), approximately 30 minutes drive north from the Canso Causeway which links mainland Nova Scotia to Cape Breton Island. ...more on Wikipedia about "Port Hood, Nova Scotia"

The Strait of Canso (also Gut of Canso or Canso Strait), is located in northeastern North America in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Strait of Canso"

Sydney—Victoria is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 79,294. It has 61,191 eligible voters. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sydney—Victoria"

Whycocomagh is small Canadian rural community in the province of Nova Scotia. It is located on the eastern edge of Inverness County in the central part of Cape Breton Island. The community sits on the northwestern shore of St. Patrick's Channel, an arm of Bras d'Or Lake. ...more on Wikipedia about "Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia" It's time to think about http://www.shortopedia.com.

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