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Welcome to Cape Breton Island
Welcome to ECB Guide – www.explore-capebreton.com. We would like to take this opportunity to showcase and introduce beautiful Cape Breton Island.
About Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island is, as the name suggests, an island in the Atlantic Ocean and is part of the Canadian province Nova Scotia. Cape Breton and mainland Nova Scotia are divided by the “Strait of Canso”, but were united in 1955 with the construction of the Canso Causeway. Cape Breton Island is located north-east of mainland Nova Scotia and borders the “Saint Lawrence Gulf” on the northern and western coastlines. The west-coast forms the eastern border of the “Northumberland Strait”. Both, the eastern and southern coasts are located on the Atlantic Ocean.
Cape Breton Island covers roughly 10,311 km/2 and impresses with its diverse nature. Here you will find rocky coasts, breathtaking beaches, green rolling hills, large and healthy forests, clear lakes, countless rivers and brooks, as well as mountains and plateaus.
One of Cape Bretons most notable landmarks are the Cape Breton Highlands, home to the over 949km/2 Cape Breton Highland National Park on the northern part of the island. The “Cabot Trail”, one of the world’s most beautiful coastal roads, leads travelers through one of nature’s most intriguing sceneries. This coastal road was named after the Italian explorer “Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot)”, who, sailing under the English flag in 1497, was the first European to explore Cape Breton.
Another important landmark of Cape Breton Island is the famous Bras d’Or Lake in the middle of the island. With roughly 1,100km/2 the Bras d’Or Lake is one the largest saltwater lakes in the world. Two natural channels connect the Bras d’Or with the open ocean, giving it fjord-like character with light tides. Countless freshwater lakes and rivers, like Lake Ainslie, Margaree River or Mira River, give Cape Breton added charm.
About 147,454 (as of 2001) people call Cape Breton Island home, most of which are English speakers. But the influence of French and Gaelic, as well as the Mi’kmaq language are essential to the overall picture of the island. The Mi’kmaq are the native peoples of Cape Breton. The main economic revenue of Cape Breton next to coal mining, steel industry, gypsum, and paper mills, is lobster and fishery, as well as farming. Tourism and the music industry have become valuable economic sectors in the last years.
We have had the pleasure of compiling further interesting facts about Cape Breton Island on the following pages that show why the American magazine “Travel + Leisure” named Cape Breton Island the 3rd most beautiful island in the world in 2009. There is a reason why Canadians refer to Nova Scotia as “Canada’s Ocean Playground”. We would like to take the time to introduce you to our Cape Breton Guide that has been created to showcase many of Cape Breton’s firms and entrepreneurs.
For questions, criticism, suggestions, as well as contact information for our advertisement partners, please do not hesitate to contact us.
We would like to take the opportunity to extend our thanks to you for visiting ECB –Explore and Discover Cape Breton, and wish you a pleasant and informative stay on our website.
Cape Breton Island Guide
Our Cape Breton Island Guide lists companies and enterprises around Cape Breton whom we would like to present and introduce to you here.
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Recreation
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Accommodations
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Immigration
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Holiday Planning
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Art / Design
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Adventure
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