Gabarus, Nova Scotia
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Gabarus is a community in the Canadian
province of Nova Scotia
, located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. It was an important fisheries center with a cannery until the mid-20th century. Today, it is sustained by tourism and small-scale commercial fishing, including lobster.
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 the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. It was an important fisheries center with a cannery until the mid-20th century. Today, it is sustained by tourism and small-scale commercial fishing, including lobster.