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Scotia juts out into the North Atlantic, some say like a giant
lobster-shaped pier; others call it the wharf of North America.
Its tourist literature describes it as "Canada's ocean playground."
Nothing has influenced Nova Scotia and its people more than
the sea. Because the province is nowhere more than 130 km wide,
no part of it is far from the sea. With its fine harbours located
near major sea-lanes, it has served as a military and naval
bastion in many wars. Halifax, in truth, was the warden of the
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having made Nova Scotia the big fisherman of the North Atlantic,
outrivalling its nearest competitors, Newfoundland and New England.
Its serrated, 7579 km shoreline embraces the rugged headlands,
tranquil harbours and ocean beaches so attractive to tourists.
One of its 3809 coastal islands, Sand Island - 193 km offshore
and once "the Graveyard of the Atlantic" - has rich deposits
of gas and oil under the surrounding waters. Many other islands
and much coastal land have been purchased by outsiders in the
last decade or two. Once regarded as the boondocks, Nova Scotia
is seen increasingly as a place where the good life can be lived
even with a per capita income that is below the national average.
Nova Scotians generally insist that material development does
no harm to the pleasant living they now enjoy. |
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