Big Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia
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Big Bras d'Or is a small community in the Canadian
province of Nova Scotia
, located in Victoria County
on Cape Breton Island
. An important early shipbuilding location, Big Bras d'Or's ships included the ship Inconstant
built in 1848, one of the largest ships built in Cape Breton and an important figure in New Zealand history.
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...
, located in Victoria County
Victoria County, Nova Scotia
Victoria County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.The shire town and largest municipality is the village of Baddeck.-History:Named after Queen Victoria, it was established by statute in 1851...
on 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....
. An important early shipbuilding location, Big Bras d'Or's ships included the ship Inconstant
Inconstant (ship)
Inconstant was a wooden full-rigged sailing ship built in 1848 at Cape Breton, Nova Scotia which later became known as "Plimmer's Ark" and played an important role in the development of Wellington, New Zealand...
built in 1848, one of the largest ships built in Cape Breton and an important figure in New Zealand history.