Nova Scotia (NS)

Flag of Nova Scotia

• Officially » Nova Scotia
  • Nouvelle-Écosse (French)
• Capital » Halifax
  • Also largest city
    • about 45% of the province’s population

Facts

• Population » 923,598 (2016)
  • Most speak English

Geography

• Area » 55,284 sq km (21,345 sq mi)
  • Canada’s second-smallest province by area, after neighbouring Prince Edward Island
• NS shares a land border with New Brunswick
• The Bay of Fundy, on Nova Scotia’s north shore, has the highest tidal range in the world

UNESCO

• In 1995, UNESCO designated Lunenburg a World Heritage Site (Town of Lunenburg website)
  • Lunenburg is one of only two urban communities in North America designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site

Tourism

• Tourism Nova Scotia website

National Parks

• Georges Island National Historic Site (Parks Canada)
  • Located in Halifax Harbour
  • A former military stronghold that has long been strictly off-limits to the public.
  • Since 2020, it’s accessible to the general public for the first time in nearly 300 years.
• Nova Scotia has two national parks, Kejimkujik and Cape Breton Highlands
• Red Chairs

Adventures

• Cape Breton Island
  • North River Falls (Google Maps)
    • Easy overland trail and then an easy short hike to view the falls.
    • All Trails
  • Cape Clear (Google Maps)
  • Meat Cove (Google Maps)
    • Trail Peak

Shipping Ports

• Halifax has a major auto shipping port that includes RORO (Roll-On, Roll-Off) shipping.
  • Vehicles can be shipped to Europe, Africa or almost anywhere in the world.

This page was updated June 14, 2023