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Nova Scotia
Title: Nova Scotia
Category: Society & Culture / Geography
Details: Words: 2981 | Pages: 12.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia, one of the three Maritime and one of the four Atlantic provinces of Canada, bordered on the north by the Bay of Fundy, the province of New Brunswick, Northumberland Strait, and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and on the east, south, and west by the Atlantic Ocean. Nova Scotia consists primarily of a mainland section, linked to New Brunswick by the Isthmus of Chignecto, and Cape Breton Island, separated from the mainland by the Strait of Canso.
On July 1, 1867, Nova Scotia became one …showed first 85 words of 2981 total…
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…showed last 85 words of 2981 total…a major seaport with modern facilities for handling containerized shipping. Ferries link the province with New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, and Maine. Nova Scotia's busiest air terminal is Halifax International Airport.
Energy Nova Scotia's electricity generating capacity is about 2.2 million kw (about 2.1 percent of total Canadian capacity). The province annually produces about 9.4 billion kwh, or some 1.9 percent of the country's total electricity. Hydroelectric facilities represent about one-sixth of the capacity, with the rest largely accounted for by thermal installations burning refined petroleum or coal.
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