Sydney Mines
Sydney Mines is a community and former town in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in 1784, and incorporated as a town in 1889, Sydney Mines has a rich history in coal production although mining activity has now ceased.
Photo: Auguste-Louis de Rossel de Cercy, Public domain.- Type: Town with 12,400 residents
- Description: human settlement in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Also known as: “Méinnean Baile Shidni”, “Méinnean Baile Shuidni”, “Méinnean Shidni”, “Méinnean Shuidni”, “Mèinnean Shuidni”, and “Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Sydney.
Sydney Mines
- Categories: community, former town, and locality
- Location: Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.23402° or 46° 14′ 3″ north
Longitude
-60.22399° or 60° 13′ 26″ west
Population
12,400
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
UN/LOCODE
CA SMI
Open location code
87RX6QMG+JC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Sydney Mines” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Sydney Mines”
- Cebuano: “Sydney Mines”
- Chinese: “悉尼矿区”
- Chinese: “悉尼礦區”
- French: “Sydney Mines”
- Indonesian: “Sydney Mines”
- Irish: “A‘ Mhinn a Tuath”
- Japanese: “シドニー・マインズ”
- Polish: “Sydney Mines”
- Scottish Gaelic: “A‘ Mhinn a Tuath”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Mèinnean Baile Shidni”
- Spanish: “Sydney Mines”
- Swedish: “Sydney Mines”
- “Sydney Mines”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Centreville and Gannon Road.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Harbour View Hospital and Brown Street Ballfield.
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