Bunker Island
Bunker Island is a peninsula located in Yarmouth Harbour in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. It contains a lighthouse which is nicknamed Bug Light by the locals. In the past, it also contained Irving oil tanks and a wharf. The tanks were removed in 2017.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Also known as: “Bunker Island, Nova Scotia” and “Bunker’s Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bunker Island lighthouse and Yarmouth Airport.
Yarmouth Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: HiFlyChick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yarmouth Airport is a registered aerodrome located in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It began as a World War II Royal Air Force training base. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
Yarmouth County Museum & Archives
Museum
Photo: Dan Conlin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Yarmouth County Museum & Archives is a museum located in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. This museum explores the history of Yarmouth County. Located in the heart of Yarmouth's heritage residential district, the museum is housed in a former church as well as two historic houses.
Bunker Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.81648° or 43° 48′ 59″ northLongitude
-66.13473° or 66° 8′ 5″ westElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
87MMRV88+H4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1140508454OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Bunker Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bunker Island”
- Dutch: “Bunker Island”
- French: “Bunker Island (Canada)”
- Swedish: “Bunker Island”
- Turkish: “Bunker Adası”
- Turkish: “Bunker Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Little Thrum Cap and Municipality of the District of Yarmouth.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thrum Cap and Little Bunker Island.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bunker Island”. Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.