| Nova Scotia is the province at the extreme southeastern corner of Canada. The southern and eastern parts of the province lie on a peninsula facing the Atlantic to the east and the Bay of Fundy to the west. Cape Breton Island lies to the northeast, separated from the main part of the province by the narrow Strait of Canso. The island faces Northumberland Strait on the southwest, the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the northwest, Cabot Strait to the north, the open Atlantic Ocean to the east, and Chedabucto Bay to the south. Cape Breton Island is nearly divided north to south by the intricate waterways of the Bras d'Or Lake, which is actually a saltwater estuary. At the south, the St. Peter's Canal joins the Bras d'Or lakes to the Atlantic. The island has a distinctive history: it was a French colony until 1763 and it was a British colony, separate from Nove Scotia, from 1784 to 1820. Some of the more remote lighthouses of the island are poorly known and no photos are available. Additional information and photos would be welcome. Rip Irwin's book, Lighthouses and Lights of Nova Scotia (Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, 2003) is an essential reference for understanding these lighthouses. Lighthouses in Canada are maintained by the Canadian Coast Guard, a unit of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Notmar numbers are from the Atlantic Coast volume of the List of Lights, Buoys, and Fog Signals of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Admiralty numbers are from Volume H of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA numbers are from Publication 110. |
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Posted June 2003. Checked and revised August 20, 2009. Lighthouses: 43. Site copyright 2009 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.