Massacre Island
Massacre Island is an island off the coast of Port Mouton, Nova Scotia, Canada. Its name is believed to derive from Mi'kmaq natives slaughtering the survivors of a French shipwreck.Massacre Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
43.908° or 43° 54′ 29″ northLongitude
-64.79923° or 64° 47′ 57″ westElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
87MQW652+58OpenStreetMap ID
node 1156980311OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Massacre Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Massacre Island”
- French: “Massacre Island”
- Swedish: “Massacre Island”
- Turkish: “Massacre Adası”
- Turkish: “Massacre Island”
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