Turf Island
Turf Island is an island in Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada. Turf Island is situated nearby to the village Bayside, as well as near Shad Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peggy’s Cove.
Peggy’s Cove
Photo: Eric Raymond Lanning, CC BY 3.0.
Peggy's Cove is a hamlet and popular tourist spot in Nova Scotia. It is both bleak and picturesque with its historic and still-used lighthouse standing watch over the village and the granite rocks and cliffs.
Turf Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
44.5284° or 44° 31′ 42″ northLongitude
-63.8004° or 63° 48′ 1″ westElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
87PRG5HX+9ROpenStreetMap ID
way 702348886OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
6170296Wikidata ID
Q22357726
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Turf Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Turf Island (pulo sa Canada)”
- Cebuano: “Turf Island”
- Dutch: “Turf Island”
- Swedish: “Turf Island”
- Turkish: “Turf Adası”
- Turkish: “Turf Island”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bayside and Shad Bay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hen Island and Cochrans Island.
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