Grand Lake (Nova Scotia)
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Grand Lake can refer to at least 9 different lake
s in the Canadian
province of Nova Scotia
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Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
s in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Nova Scotia
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...
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- Grand Lake, Annapolis CountyAnnapolis County, Nova ScotiaAnnapolis County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia located in the western part of the province on the Bay of Fundy. The county seat is Annapolis Royal.-History:...
(south of Annapolis RoyalAnnapolis Royal, Nova ScotiaAnnapolis Royal is a town located in the western part of Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. Known as Port Royal until the Conquest of Acadia in 1710 by Britain, the town is the oldest continuous European settlement in North America, north of St...
at 44°38′36"N 65°28′15"W
- Grand Lake, Cape Breton CountyCape Breton County, Nova ScotiaCape Breton County, officially, County Cape Breton, is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island.Taking its name from Cape Breton, the most easterly point of the island which was called after the Bretons of Brittany, this municipality has what is probably the oldest...
(northwest of SydneySydney, Nova ScotiaSydney is a Canadian urban community in the province of Nova Scotia. It is situated on the east coast of Cape Breton Island and is administratively part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality....
at 46°09′52"N 60°07′44"W
- Grand Lake, Cape Breton County (north of LouisbourgLouisbourg, Nova ScotiaLouisbourg is a community in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality.-History:The town's name was given by French military forces who founded the Fortress of Louisbourg and its fortified seaport on the southwest part of the harbour, in honour of Louis XV...
at 45°57′40"N 59°57′14"W
- Grand Lake, Halifax Regional Municipality (north of SambroSambro, Nova ScotiaSambro is a rural fishing community on the Chebucto Peninsula in the Halifax Regional Municipality, in Nova Scotia, Canada.Located on the Atlantic Ocean at the head of Sambro Harbour, the community is immediately west of the entrance to Halifax Harbour...
at 44°29′28"N 63°37′47"W
- Grand Lake, Halifax Regional Municipality (west of Sheet HarbourSheet Harbour, Nova ScotiaSheet Harbour is a small community on the eastern shore of the Halifax Regional Municipality, in Nova Scotia, Canada in the Musquodoboit/Sheet Harbour region of the Marine Drive on Trunk 7, 87.44 kilometers from Halifax.-History:...
at 44°55′16"N 62°35′58"W
- Grand Lake, Halifax Regional Municipality (southeast of Meaghers GrantMeaghers Grant, Nova ScotiaMeaghers Grant is a rural community in the Musquodoboit Valley region of the eastern Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia on Route 357 . The community is located on the Musquodoboit River and the economy is mainly farming and forestry. It is approximately 45 minutes away from Halifax, the...
at 44°53′42"N 63°09′08"W
- Grand Lake, Halifax Regional Municipality (west of Porters LakePorters Lake, Nova ScotiaPorters Lake is a residential community in the eastern shore region of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada, between Trunk 7 and Route 207, 27.8 km from Halifax. The residents mainly commute to jobs in Dartmouth, Burnside Industrial Park or in Downtown Halifax...
at 44°43′16"N 63°19′39"W
- Shubenacadie Grand LakeShubenacadie Grand LakeShubenacadie Grand Lake is a large Canadian lake straddling the Halifax Regional Municipality and Hants county on mainland Nova Scotia.It drains into the Shubenacadie River at its northeastern outlet....
, Halifax County (west of EnfieldEnfield, Nova ScotiaEnfield, , is a Canadian exurban community located in the Shubenacadie Valley on the border of Hants and Halifax counties. Specifically, Enfield exists in both the East Hants Municipal District and the Halifax Regional Municipality and is divided by the Shubenacadie River.The history of European...
)44°55′5.7"N 63°35′40"W
- Grand Lake, Richmond CountyRichmond County, Nova ScotiaRichmond County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.-History:Named in honour of Sir Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond and Lennox, who was Governor General of British North America 1818-1819, Richmond County was created in 1835....
(on Isle MadameIsle MadameIsle Madame is a Canadian island located at off the southeastern corner of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia.The island was settled by France as part of its colony of Île-Royale . It is presumed to have been named for Madame de Maintenon, the second wife of France's King Louis XIV. After the fall...
) at 45°33′00"N 61°03′00"W