Birch Plain
Birch Plain is a village in Victoria County, Nova Scotia. Birch Plain is situated nearby to the locality French River, as well as near the village Skir Dhu.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wreck Cove Hydroelectric System.
Wreck Cove Hydroelectric System
Electrical generator
Wreck Cove is the largest hydroelectric system in Nova Scotia with a generating capacity of 215.8 MW. Constructed from 1975 to 1978, south of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Wreck Cove collects drainage water from 216 square kilometres of the Cape Breton Highlands plateau to generate renewable electricity.
Birch Plain
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.51118° or 46° 30′ 40″ northLongitude
-60.43135° or 60° 25′ 53″ westElevation
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
87RXGH69+FFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1319088964OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
5901595
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