Kidston Island
Kidston Island, a 35-acre sliver of real estate providing protection for Baddeck harbour which lies within has had quite a storied past. It became the first white settlement in what eventually would become Baddeck when a retired British naval officer from Halifax by the name of James Duffus took up occupancy there in 1819.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alexander Graham Bell Museum and Kidston Island Lighthouse.
Alexander Graham Bell Museum
Museum
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Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site is a 10-hectare property in Baddeck, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, overlooking the Bras d'Or Lakes. The site is a unit of Parks Canada, the national park system, and includes the , which contains the largest repository of artifacts and documents from Bell's years of experimental work in Baddeck.
Kidston Island Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Kidston Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Kidston Island, located in the Bras d'Or lakes, in Baddeck, Nova Scotia. The original lighthouse on Kidston Island was built in 1875.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baddeck.
Baddeck
Photo: Dr Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baddeck is a pleasant little village of 800 people on the shore of Bras d'Or Lake in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. It's a popular spot for boating in the summer and its central location makes it convenient as a base for exploring the island.
Kidston Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Category: landform
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Kidston Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Turkish—“Kidston Island” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Кідстан”
- Cebuano: “Kidston Island”
- Dutch: “Kidston Island”
- French: “Kidston Island”
- Swedish: “Kidston Island”
- Turkish: “Kidston Adası”
- Turkish: “Kidston Island”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Baddeck Harbour and Bone Island.
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Kidston Island”. Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.