Caribou Mines, Nova Scotia
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Caribou Mines is a community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia
. An Icelandic Settlement "Markland
was located in Caribou Mines from 1875 to 1882 .
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...
. An Icelandic Settlement "Markland
Markland
Markland is the name given to a part of shoreline in Labrador, Canada, named by Leif Eriksson when he landed in North America. The word Markland is from the Old Norse language for "forestland" or "borderland". It is described as being north of Vinland and south of Helluland...
was located in Caribou Mines from 1875 to 1882 .