McNabs Island
McNabs Island is the largest island in Halifax Harbour located in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It played a major role in defending Halifax Harbour and is now a provincial park.Photo: Films Oiseau de nuit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shearwater Aviation Museum and Fort McNab.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Halifax and Colby Village.
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.
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 6 km northeast of McNabs Island.
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 7 km north of McNabs Island.
McNabs Island
- Type: Island
- Description: human settlement and island in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Categories: dispersed rural community and landform
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“McNabs Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “McNabs Island”
- Dutch: “McNabs Island”
- French: “île McNabs”
- French: “Île McNabs”
- Swedish: “McNabs Island”
- Turkish: “McNabs Adası”
- Turkish: “McNabs Island”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include McNabs Cove and Finlay Cove.
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