Georges Island
Georges Island is a glacial drumlin and the largest island entirely within the harbour limits of Halifax Harbour located in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.Photo: Thparkth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: island in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Also known as: “Georges Island National Historic Site”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest
Highlights include Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 and Pier 21.
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
Museum
Photo: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is Canada's national museum of immigration. The museum occupies part of Pier 21, the former ocean liner terminal and immigration shed from 1928 to 1971.
Pier 21
Museum
Photo: Skeezix1000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pier 21 is a former ocean liner terminal and immigration shed from 1928 to 1971 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Nearly one million immigrants came to Canada through Pier 21, and it is the last surviving seaport immigration facility in Canada.
Halifax Railway Station
Railway station
Halifax station is an inter-city railway terminal in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, operated by Via Rail.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North End and Hydrostone.
North End
Locality
Photo: Citobun, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The North End of Halifax is a neighbourhood of Halifax, Nova Scotia occupying the northern part of Halifax Peninsula immediately north of Downtown Halifax. North End is situated 3 km northwest of Georges Island.
Hydrostone
Neighborhood
Photo: Verne Equinox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hydrostone is a neighbourhood in the North End of the Halifax Peninsula in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It consists of ten short parallel streets and is bordered by Duffus Street to the north, Young Street to the south, Isleville Street to the west and Novalea Drive to the east. Hydrostone is situated 4½ km northwest of Georges Island.
Dartmouth
Photo: Taxiarchos228, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dartmouth is a city in the Halifax Region of Nova Scotia, on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour. Dartmouth has the nickname the "City of Lakes" due to its large number of lakes.
Georges Island
- Categories: island, fortification, National Historic Site Administered by Parks Canada, and tourism
- Location: Halifax, Halifax Region, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.64105° or 44° 38′ 28″ northLongitude
-63.55947° or 63° 33′ 34″ westElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
87PRJCRR+C6OpenStreetMap ID
node 850025611OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
5960485Wikidata ID
Q3559232
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Georges Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Georges Island”
- Chinese: “喬治島”
- French: “Ile Georges”
- French: “île Georges”
- French: “Île Georges”
- Greek: “Νησί Τζόρτζις”
- Italian: “Isola di Giorgio”
- Japanese: “ジョージ島”
- Swedish: “Georges Island”
- Turkish: “Georges Adası”
- Turkish: “Georges Island”
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