Nova Scotia
About the Province of Nova Scotia
Nickname
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Capital
Official language: English
Population
Size in Area
Location of Nova Scotia
Climate:
Nova Scotia’s daily temperatures vary, depending on the season.
The averages are:
We see all types of weather in Nova Scotia, including rain, snow, hail and our specialty...freezing rain. On an annual basis we receive an average of 1,178.1 millimetres of rainfall (a little less inland).
from http://www.novascotia.ca/playground/geography.asp
Physical Features
Largest City: Halifax
Economy
Famous Places to Visit
Famous People
Nova Scotia Provincial Flower
Nova Scotia Provincial Bird
Nova Scotia Provincial Tree
Canadian Provincial Flags
- A founding province of Canada, Nova Scotia is nearly surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, and is known for its high tides, lobster, fish, blueberries and apples.
Nickname
- "Bluenoser Province"
Maps of Canada and all the provinces: http://members.shaw.ca/kcic1/mapmenu.html
Capital
- Halifax
Official language: English
- "First of all, each of Canada's 10 provinces and three territories adopts its own official language policy and only Quebec recognizes French as its official language. Quebec is the only place in Canada where French is the sole official language."
Population
- Population of Nova Scotia921,727 (Statistics Canada, 2011 Census)
Size in Area
- Area of Nova Scotia 55,284 sq. km (21,345.3 sq. miles) (Natural Resources Canada, 2001)
Location of Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia lies on the east coast of Canada
- Nova Scotia is made up of a mainland peninsula and Cape Breton Island, across the Canso Strait.
- The province of Nova Scotia has the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Northumberland Strait on the north, and the Atlantic Ocean on the south and east. It is connected to the province of New Brunswick on the west by the Chignecto Isthmus.
- See map of Nova Scotia
Climate:
Nova Scotia’s daily temperatures vary, depending on the season.
The averages are:
- Spring from 2° to 9° C
- Summer from 16° to 24° C
- Fall about 18° C
- Winter about -3° C
We see all types of weather in Nova Scotia, including rain, snow, hail and our specialty...freezing rain. On an annual basis we receive an average of 1,178.1 millimetres of rainfall (a little less inland).
from http://www.novascotia.ca/playground/geography.asp
Physical Features
- Bodies of water- major oceans, seas, lakes, & rivers
- Largest Lake: Bras d'Or Lake - 1,099 Square Kilometres
- Mountains/landforms
Largest City: Halifax
- Location
- Population: 390,096 (2011)
- Interesting facts
Economy
- Main Nova Scotia Industries: Manufacturing, agriculture, fisheries, mining, forestry, transportation, energy
Famous Places to Visit
- Images of Places in each Province: http://www.travel-images.com/canada.html
Famous People
- Willard S. Boyle – The Nobel Prize in Physics 2009 - for the invention of an imaging semiconductor circuit - the CCD sensor – shared with Charles K. Kao and George E. Smith.
Willard S. Boyle was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia.
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2009/
Nova Scotia Provincial Flower
- Mayflower
Nova Scotia Provincial Bird
Nova Scotia Provincial Tree
Canadian Provincial Flags