Wreck Cove Point
Wreck Cove Point is a cape in Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada. Wreck Cove Point is situated nearby to the village Birch Plain, as well as near the locality French River.| 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 Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.5218° or 46° 31′ 19″ northLongitude
-60.41695° or 60° 25′ 1″ westOpen location code
87RXGHCM+P6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1319080857OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
6184683
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