Lawlor Island
Lawlor Island or Lawlor's Island is a small island near the mouth of Halifax Harbour in Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was the site of a major quarantine facility for immigration from 1866 to 1938 and is today owned by the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources as part of the McNabs Island provincial park reserve.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort McNab and Shearwater Aviation Museum.
Shearwater Aviation Museum
Museum
The Shearwater Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located at CFB Shearwater in Shearwater, Nova Scotia. The museum acquires, conserves, organizes, researches and interprets to Canadian Forces personnel and the public at large for their study, education and enjoyment, artifacts and documents which exemplify the history of Canadian maritime military aviation. Shearwater Aviation Museum is situated 3 km northwest of Lawlor Island.
Maugher Beach lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maugher Beach lighthouse is situated 3 km west of Lawlor Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colby Village and Halifax.
Colby Village
Suburb
Colby Village is a subdivision of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, notable for being the home of Sidney Crosby and Bissett Park. There are four schools located in Colby Village: Colby Village Elementary, Caldwell Road Elementary, Astral Drive Elementary, and Astral Drive Junior High. Colby Village is situated 7 km north of Lawlor Island.
Halifax
Photo: Balou46, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Halifax is the capital city of Nova Scotia and the largest city in Atlantic Canada. The city's origins and rich maritime history derive from a strategic location and one of the world's great natural harbours.
Cole Harbour
Town
Photo: Coastal Elite, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Cole Harbour is situated 8 km north of Lawlor Island.
Lawlor Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Halifax, Canada
- Category: landform
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Lawlor Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Lawlor Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lawlor Island”
- Dutch: “Lawlor Island”
- French: “île Lawlor”
- French: “Île Lawlor”
- Swedish: “Lawlor Island”
- Turkish: “Lawlor Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Eastern Passage and South East Passage.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eastern Passage and Drakes Gut.
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