Nova Scotia

At A Glance

Population: 942,700
Area: 55,284 km sq
Joined Confederation: 1867
Motto: "One defends and the other conquers"
Capital City: Halifax
Provincial Flower: Mayflower
Provincial Bird: Osprey

Aboout Nova Scotia

Time Zone(s): First Sunday in April to last Sunday in Oct Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC -3hrs) Last Sunday in Oct. to First Sunday in April Atlantic Standard Time (UTC -4hrs)

Provincial Flag: Adopted, 1621
The flag features the Cross of St. Andrew, except in reverse which is blue on white. In the center is the shield of the Royal Arms of Scotland.

Laguages Spoken: 93.2% English, 3.5% French, 1.8% other, 1.5% bilingual

Geographic Location:

Major Rivers: Shubencadie, St. Mary's

Major Lakes: Bras d'Or

Highest Point: North Barren 532 meters (1,747 feet), in Cape Breton National Highlands

Export and Industry:
Principal Products: Milk, hogs, lobster, papaer products, coal, gypsum

Climate:

Interesting Facts:

• The Halifax Gazette was the first Newspaper in Canada started in 1752.
  
  
• The first regular mail service by steamship between Canada the United States and Great Britain was established by Halifax resident Samuel Cunard.
  
  
• The first airplane flight in canada was made in Nova Scotia in 1909.
  
  
• Bay of Fundy is know to have the highest tides in the world.
  

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