Hen Island
Hen Island is an islet in Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada. Hen Island is situated nearby to the village Bayside, as well as near Shad Bay.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peggy’s Cove.
Peggy’s Cove
Photo: Eric Raymond Lanning, CC BY 3.0.
Peggy's Cove is a hamlet and popular tourist spot in Nova Scotia. It is both bleak and picturesque with its historic and still-used lighthouse standing watch over the village and the granite rocks and cliffs.
Hen Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Bayside, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.5273° or 44° 31′ 38″ northLongitude
-63.80221° or 63° 48′ 8″ westElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
87PRG5GX+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 702348885OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
5973864Wikidata ID
Q22616040
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Hen Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hen Island (pulo sa Canada, Nova Scotia, lat 44,53, long -63,80)”
- Cebuano: “Hen Island”
- Dutch: “Hen Island”
- French: “Hen Island (Canada, Nouvelle-Écosse)”
- Swedish: “Hen Island”
- Turkish: “Hen Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Turf Island and Bayside Cemetery.
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