Bras d'Or Lakes Scenic Drive
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The Bras d'Or Lakes Scenic Drive is a scenic roadway on Nova Scotia
's Cape Breton Island
. It extends around the perimeter of Bras d'Or Lake
.
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
's Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany....
. It extends around the perimeter of Bras d'Or Lake
Bras d'Or Lake
Bras d'Or Lake is a large body of salt 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 as it is a singular...
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Routes
- Highway 105Nova Scotia Highway 105Highway 105 in Nova Scotia represents the Cape Breton Island leg of the Trans-Canada Highway. It runs from the junction just east of the Canso Causeway in Port Hastings to the Marine Atlantic ferry terminal in North Sydney, representing a distance of ....
- Trunk 4
- Route 205Nova Scotia Route 205Route 205 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in Victoria County on Cape Breton Island and runs between Baddeck and MacAulays Hill connecting at both ends with Highway 105. It was originally known as Trunk 5 until 1970....
- Route 216Nova Scotia Route 216Route 216 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality and connects East Bay at Trunk 4 with Christmas Island at Route 223.It is designated as part of the Bras d'Or Lakes Scenic Drive....
- Route 223Nova Scotia Route 223Route 223 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located on Cape Breton Island and runs from Leitches Creek Station at Route 305 to North Side Whycocomagh Bay at Highway 105....
Communities
- BaddeckBaddeck, Nova ScotiaBaddeck is a Canadian village in Victoria County, Nova Scotia.It is the county's shire town and is situated on the northern shore of Bras d'Or Lake on Cape Breton Island...
- Boularderie IslandBoularderie IslandBoularderie Island is an island separating the Cabot Strait from Bras d'Or Lake on the eastern coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It takes its name from Louis-Simon le Poupet de la Boularderie, who was granted the area as a concession from the King of France.At 40 km long and...
- Little Bras d'OrLittle Bras d'Or, Nova ScotiaLittle Bras d'Or is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Countyon Cape Breton County.-References:*...
- BoisdaleBoisdale, Nova ScotiaBoisdale is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island.-References:*...
- Big BeachBig Beach, Nova ScotiaBig Beach is a community located on the north side of the Boisdale Hills on the east side of the Great Bras D'Or Lake on Provincial Route 223, which runs from Leitches Creek to Little Narrows, through Central Cape Breton Island in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia...
- Christmas IslandChristmas Island, Nova ScotiaChristmas Island, Nova Scotia is a community of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Canada. It has a post office, a firehall and a very small population. The post office of Christmas Island gets postcards from around the world during Christmas time so they can get the...
- Grand NarrowsGrand Narrows, Nova ScotiaGrand Narrows is a community in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is at 45°57′24″ N, 60°47′32″ W.-Origin of name:...
- Eskasoni
- East BayEast Bay, Nova ScotiaEast Bay is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on Cape Breton Island. It is located on the south side of the Bras d'Or Lakes, with one public beach and many, many, summer cottages with beach front property...
- Ben EoinBen Eoin, Nova ScotiaBen Eoin is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.-References:*...
- Irish CoveIrish Cove, Nova ScotiaIrish Cove is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Richmond County.-References:*...
- Chapel IslandChapel IslandChapel Island is a limestone outcrop that lies in the Leven estuary of Morecambe Bay in England, less than one mile from the shoreline at Bardsea in the area known as Ulverston Sands. It is located at . It is one of the Islands of Furness in the county of Cumbria, in the area of the historic...
- St. Peter'sSt. Peter's, Nova ScotiaSt. Peter's is a small incorporated village located on Cape Breton Island in Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada....
- DundeeDundee, Nova ScotiaDundee is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Richmond County on Cape Breton Island .-References:*...
- West BayWest Bay, Inverness County, Nova ScotiaWest Bay is a Canadian rural community in Inverness County, Nova Scotia.It is situated near the southwest tip of Bras d'Or Lake....
- Marble MountainMarble Mountain, Nova ScotiaMarble Mountain is a Canadian rural community located in Inverness County, Nova Scotia.Situated on the southwest shore of Bras d'Or Lake on Cape Breton Island, Marble Mountain's defining feature is a large marble quarry located on a hill above the community, as well as its white sand and gravel...
- OrangedaleOrangedale, Nova ScotiaOrangedale is a Canadian rural community located in Inverness County, Nova Scotia.Founded by Orangemen who settled in the vicinity of the Denys Basin of Cape Breton Island's Bras d'Or Lake, Orangedale was a small farming and fishing community until 1886 when the Intercolonial Railway of Canada...
- WhycocomaghWhycocomagh, Nova ScotiaWhycocomagh is a small Canadian rural community in the province of Nova Scotia. The population in 2001 was 854 residents. 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...
- BucklawBucklaw, Nova ScotiaBucklaw is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Victoria County on Cape Breton Island. Bucklaw is situated along the Trans Canada Highway in the Nova Scotia Highway 105 section. There are no retail storefronts in Bucklaw...
- Little NarrowsLittle Narrows, Nova ScotiaLittle Narrows is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Victoria County on Cape Breton Island.-References:*...
- IonaIona, Nova ScotiaIona is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Victoria County on Cape Breton Island. It is named after Iona in Scotland. Perched above the Barra Strait between the Great Bras d'Or and Piper's Cove portions of Bras d'Or Lake, Iona is the western terminus of the...
- Washabuck
- NyanzaNyanza, Nova ScotiaNyanza is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Victoria County on Cape Breton Island.-References:*...
Parks
- Battery Provincial Park
- Ben Eoin Provincial Park
- Bras d’Or Lookoff and Picnic Park
- Dalem Lake Provincial Park
- Groves Point Provincial Park
- MacCormack Provincial Picnic Park,
- Whycocomagh Provincial Park