Wreck Cove
Wreck Cove is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Victoria County on Cape Breton Island. The early settlers who received land grants in Wreck Cove included Alexander McKenzie in 1839, John Morrison in 1868, and Norman McLeod in 1871.- Type: Locality
- Description: community and cove in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Also known as: “Wreck Cove, Nova Scotia”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Wreck Cove Hydroelectric System.
Wreck Cove Hydroelectric System
Electrical generator
Wreck Cove is the largest hydroelectric system… Wreck Cove Hydroelectric System is situated 3½ km southwest of Wreck Cove.
Wreck Cove
- Categories: human settlement and bay
- Location: Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.55028° or 46° 33′ 1″ north
Longitude
-60.40222° or 60° 24′ 8″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
87RXHH2X+44
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Tahitian—“Wreck Cove” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Wreck Cove”
- Corsican: “Wreck Cove”
- Danish: “Wreck Cove”
- Dutch: “Wreck Cove”
- French: “Wreck Cove”
- German: “Wreck Cove”
- Indonesian: “Wreck Cove”
- Irish: “Camus na Luinge Briste”
- Italian: “Wreck Cove”
- Low German: “Wreck Cove”
- Portuguese: “Wreck Cove”
- Romanian: “Wreck Cove”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Camas na Luinge Briste”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Camus na Luinge Briste”
- Spanish: “Wreck Cove”
- Swedish: “Wreck Cove”
- Tahitian: “Wreck Cove”
- “Wreck Cove”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Wreck Cove and Birch Plain.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Wreck Cove and Duncans Beach.
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