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Nova Scotia is one of the four Atlantic Provinces in Canada. (Map)
It is located on the East Coast and is 55,000 square kilometres in size.
Nova Scotia is a province of rolling hills, flowing rivers and sharp cliffs.
The province’s landscape and climate has often been compared to that of Scotland.
Nova Scotia has 3000 lakes and three-fourths of the province is covered with forests.
There were 937,889 people living in Nova Scotia as of 1st July, 2005.
Most of the communities are located along the coast.
The capital of Nova Scotia is the city of Halifax (2001 population, 359,111).
Nova Scotia’s daily temperatures vary, depending on the season.
| The averages are: |
- Spring from 2° to 9° C - Summer from 16° to 24° C - Fall about 18° C - Winter about -3° C |
Nova Scotia sometimes gets a lot of snow during the winter.
That means lots of shovelling!
Contrary to popular belief though, Nova Scotia has some very nice summers
and to go along with that some excellent beaches!
To find out how the weather is at present, why not check out the weather in Halifax or the town of Kentville's Web-Cam.
The main industries in N.S. include agriculture, fishing, forestry, manufacturing, mining and tourism.
When in the province, might I suggest a trip to Benson's Genuine Broaster Chicken, 134 Union Street
or the Driftwood, 209 Commercial Street in Berwick (Kings County).
Two very fine family dining restaurants, not to mention owned and run by my Uncle Donny.:)
Papa Jim and Sarah say "Yummy!" to Uncle Donny's ice-cream!
Some Nova Scotian symbols are: the Mayflower, Nova Scotian tartan and the Bluenose II.
The Bluenose II is known as Nova Scotia's sailing ambassador. She is a replica of the famous schooner Bluenose (c. 1921-46).
The Bluenose II is 43.5 metres long and was launched from the Lunenburg shipyard of Smith and Rhuland in July, 1963.
What can a person do, while visiting Nova Scotia?
Why not try whale watching, hiking, biking, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, sailing,
para-sailing, surfing, scuba diving, camping, golfing and the list goes on!
Oh yes, and oh...while in the province...don't forget to try some of our fresh lobster, best eaten on the shores of Hall's Harbour!
I hope you enjoyed this virtual tour of Nova Scotia - Canada's Ocean Playground! More still to come!
For more information about Nova Scotia please visit the following links:
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