Wreck Cove
Wreck Cove is a village in Victoria County, Nova Scotia. Wreck Cove is situated nearby to the village Birch Plain, as well as near Cape Smokey.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wreck Cove Hydroelectric System.
Wreck Cove Hydroelectric System
Electrical generator
Wreck Cove is the largest hydroelectric system in Nova Scotia with a generating capacity of 215.8 MW. Constructed from 1975 to 1978, south of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Wreck Cove collects drainage water from 216 square kilometres of the Cape Breton Highlands plateau to generate renewable electricity. Wreck Cove Hydroelectric System is situated 3 km southwest of Wreck Cove.
Wreck Cove
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Victoria County, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.55027° or 46° 33′ 1″ northLongitude
-60.41131° or 60° 24′ 41″ westElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
87RXHH2Q+4FOpenStreetMap ID
node 1319080513OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
6184668
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