Big Island
Big Island, Nova Scotia is a peninsula located in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Prospector Robert Henderson of Big Island brought the first gold out of the Klondike in 1896, leading indirectly to the Klondike Gold Rush.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: peninsula located in Pictou County, Nova Scotia
- Also known as: “Big Island, Nova Scotia”
Big Island
- Categories: peninsula and locality
- Location: Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
45.66092° or 45° 39′ 39″ northLongitude
-62.42759° or 62° 25′ 39″ westElevation
29 metres (95 feet)Open location code
87QVMH6C+9XOpenStreetMap ID
node 2440832152OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Scottish Gaelic—“Big Island” goes by many names.
- Irish: “An t-Eilean Mór”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An t-Eilean Mór, Alba Nuadh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An t-Eilean Mór”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An t-Eilean Mòr”
- “An t-Eilean Mór”
- “Big Island”
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