31 Days in Canada

 In honour of CANADA DAY  I plan to post a daily image of Canada and a link to a random Canadian location we have visited.

No part of Nova Scotia is more than 35 miles (56 kilometers) from the sea, which is key to life in the province. The capital is Halifax.

The province includes the peninsula of Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island, and a few smaller islands. A narrow strait separates the peninsula from Cape Breton Island. The peninsula is connected to New Brunswick by a strip of land that is only 17 miles (27 kilometers) wide. Otherwise, Nova Scotia is surrounded by the sea. The Atlantic Ocean is to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence is to the north, and the Bay of Fundy is to the southwest.

Nova Scotia lies within the Appalachian Mountains. Its landscape is mostly low mountain ranges separated by lowlands. The valley of the Annapolis River is called the garden of Nova Scotia because the soil is good for farming. The lowlands along the Bay of Fundy are marshy because of the bay’s very high tides. The Atlantic coastline is rocky, with many bays and coves.

Nova Scotia Ramblings -random post