Cape North (Nova Scotia)
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Cape North is a headland
located at the northeastern extremity of Cape Breton Island
in the Canadian
province of Nova Scotia
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Cape North delineates the westernmost boundary of the Cabot Strait
, and hence also forms the boundary for the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is located opposite Cape Ray
on the southwestern tip of Newfoundland. Cape North
the community takes its name from this historic landmark.
St. Paul Island is located approximately 24 km to the north in the Cabot Strait.
Cape North is claimed to have been the "prema tiera vista" or first land seen by explorer John Cabot
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Headlands and bays
Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment.- Geology and geography :Headlands and bays are often found on the same coastline. A bay is surrounded by land on three sides, whereas a headland is surrounded by water on three sides. Headlands are characterized by high,...
located at the northeastern extremity of 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....
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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Cape North delineates the westernmost boundary of the Cabot Strait
Cabot Strait
Cabot Strait is a strait in eastern Canada approximately 110 kilometres wide between Cape Ray, Newfoundland and Cape North, Cape Breton Island. It is the widest of the three outlets for the Gulf of Saint Lawrence into the Atlantic Ocean, the others being the Strait of Belle Isle and Strait of Canso...
, and hence also forms the boundary for the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is located opposite Cape Ray
Cape Ray
Cape Ray is a headland located at the southwestern extremity of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador....
on the southwestern tip of Newfoundland. Cape North
Cape North, Nova Scotia
Cape North is a Canadian rural community in Victoria County, Nova Scotia near the northeastern tip of Cape Breton Island.The community derives its name from Cape North, a headland located 18 km to the north....
the community takes its name from this historic landmark.
St. Paul Island is located approximately 24 km to the north in the Cabot Strait.
Cape North is claimed to have been the "prema tiera vista" or first land seen by explorer John Cabot
John Cabot
John Cabot was an Italian navigator and explorer whose 1497 discovery of parts of North America is commonly held to have been the first European encounter with the continent of North America since the Norse Vikings in the eleventh century...
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