Petries Lake
Petries Lake is a lake in Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada. Petries Lake is situated nearby to the village Victoria Mines, as well as near New Victoria.Places of Interest
Highlights include Waterford Lake.
Waterford Lake
Reservoir
Waterford Lake is the main water supply for New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was the scene of the beginning of the "battle of New Waterford" during the coal mine strikes of 1925 that occurred as part of the 1920s-era Cape Breton labour Wars.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Waterford and North Sydney.
New Waterford
Town
New Waterford is an urban community in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
North Sydney
Photo: Michel Rathwell, CC BY 2.0.
North Sydney is a community of 5,700 people on the eastern shore of Cape Breton Island on the north shore of Sydney Harbour. It is mostly a service centre for the ferry traffic to Newfoundland with a number of restaurants and motels.
Petries Lake
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.23676° or 46° 14′ 12″ northLongitude
-60.15498° or 60° 9′ 18″ westElevation
41 metres (135 feet)Open location code
87RX6RPW+P2OpenStreetMap ID
way 105723942OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
6103568Wikidata ID
Q22534467
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Satellite Map
Discover Petries Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Petries Lake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Petries Lake”
- French: “Petries Lake”
- Swedish: “Petries Lake”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Victoria Mines and New Victoria.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include New Victoria Volunteer Fire Department and New Victoria Post Office.
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