McCarthys Island
McCarthys Island is an island in Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada. McCarthys Island is situated nearby to the village Corkums Island, as well as near First South.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic and Knaut–Rhuland House.
Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
Museum
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The Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic is a museum in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, operating seasonally from mid-May through mid-October. The museum commemorates the fishing heritage of the Atlantic coast of Canada. Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic is situated 3½ km northeast of McCarthys Island.
Knaut–Rhuland House
Historic building
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Knaut–Rhuland House is a historic 18th-century house in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a designated a National Historic Site of Canada, as well as a Provincially Registered Property under the provincial Heritage Property Act. Knaut–Rhuland House is situated 3½ km northeast of McCarthys Island.
Lunenburg Opera House
Theater building
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The Lunenburg Opera House is a building within the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1907, the land needed to build the Opera House was purchased by the Rising Sun Lodge of the International Order of Odd Fellows from C. Lunenburg Opera House is situated 3½ km northeast of McCarthys Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lunenburg.
Lunenburg
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Lunenburg is a small fishing town in Nova Scotia that was established in 1753. Its Old Town is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. UNESCO considers the site the best example of planned British colonial settlement in North America, as it retains its original layout and appearance of the 1800s, including local wooden vernacular architecture.
McCarthys Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Category: landform
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“McCarthys Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “McCarthys Island”
- Dutch: “McCarthys Island”
- French: “McCarthys Island”
- Swedish: “McCarthys Island”
- Turkish: “McCarthys Adası”
- Turkish: “McCarthys Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Upper South Cove and Corkums Island.
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