Baddeck
Baddeck is a pleasant little village of 800 people on the shore of Bras d'Or Lake in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. It's a popular spot for boating in the summer and its central location makes it convenient as a base for exploring the island.- Type: Village with 818 residents
- Description: village in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Also known as: “Baddeck Bay” and “Baddeck, Nova Scotia”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Alexander Graham Bell Museum and Kidston Island Lighthouse.
Baddeck
- Category: locality
- Location: Victoria County, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
46.0997° or 46° 5′ 59″ north
Longitude
-60.7536° or 60° 45′ 13″ west
Population
818
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
87RX36XW+VH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Baddeck” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيديك”
- Catalan: “Baddeck”
- Cebuano: “Baddeck”
- Dagbani: “Baddeck”
- Danish: “Baddeck”
- Dutch: “Baddeck”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بيديك”
- Esperanto: “Baddeck”
- French: “Baddeck”
- Georgian: “ბადეკი”
- German: “Baddeck”
- Irish: “Badaig”
- Italian: “Baddeck”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Baddeck”
- Norwegian: “Baddeck”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Baddec”
- Persian: “بددک”
- Polish: “Baddeck”
- Portuguese: “Baddeck”
- Russian: “Баддек”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Badaig, Alba Nuadh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Badaig”
- Swedish: “Baddeck”
- Ukrainian: “Баддек”
- Urdu: “بیڈیک”
- “Baddeck”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Crescent Grove and Lower Washabuck.
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Worth a closer look: Sydney and Cape Breton Highlands National Park.
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