Big Island

Big Island is an island in , . Big Island is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Big Lake.

Lake
is a rural community and lake of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Peggy’s Cove.

Photo: Eric Raymond Lanning, CC BY 3.0.
Peggy's Cove is a hamlet and popular tourist spot in . It is both bleak and picturesque with its historic and still-used lighthouse standing watch over the village and the granite rocks and cliffs.

Big Island

Latitude
44.50439° or 44° 30′ 16″ north
Longitude
-63.83939° or 63° 50′ 22″ west
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
87PRG536+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 69019830
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
5900247
Wiki­data ID
Q22422934
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Satellite Map

Discover Big Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Big Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Big Island (pulo sa Canada, Nova Scotia, lat 44,50, long -63,84)”
  • Cebuano: “Big Island”
  • French: “Big Island”
  • Swedish: “Big Island”
  • Turkish: “Big Island”
  • Turkish: “Büyük Ada (Kanada)”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Big Island”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as McGraths Cove and East Dover.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Thumcap and Christmas Island.

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