Facts about Nova Scotia

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1. Nova Scotia is Latin for New Scotland.
   
   
2. Nova Scotia has the warmest ocean water in summer north of the Carolinas.
   
   
3. North America's first permanent French settlement was at Port Royal in 1605.
   
   
4. Nova Scotia has more Historic Parks and Sites than any other province in Canada.
   
   
5. Nova Scotia holds over 350 festivals every year.
   
   
6. Over 350 bird species have been seen in Nova Scotia due to its unique migratory location.
   
   
7. Nova Scotia has the largest Bald Eagle population east of the Rockies.
   
   
8. Nova Scotia is the world's largest exporter of lobster (16 million kilograms - 36 million pounds caught yearly).
   
   
9. Nova Scotia has over 7300 kilometers (4600 miles) of coastline.
   
   
10. There are 980,000 Nova Scotians waiting to wish you a warm "Hello".
    
    
11. The world's first hockey game was played at Windsor, Nova Scotia in the early 19th century.
    
    
12. Nova Scotia's red soil was originally part of what is now Africa while Cape Breton Island was originally joined to the west coast of what is now Scotland.
    
    
13. Halifax was the first city in Canada to open a post office in December of 1755.
    
    
14. Halifax was the home of the first Canadian covered skating rink, opening on January 3, 1863.
    
    
15. Halifax was the home of the first Canadian yacht club. The Halifax Yacht Club, now known as the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, started in July, 1837.
    
    
16. Nova Scotia was the site of the first Canadian printing press. Bartholomew Green started operating it in Halifax on August 3, 1751.
    
    
17. On July 27, 1749, 2,575 people sailed into Chebucto Harbour and founded Halifax.
    
    
18. There are 12,026,000 crossings a year on the Angus L. Macdonald bridge between Halifax and Dartmouth.
    
    
19. There are 23 lakes in Dartmouth, the City of Lakes.
    
    
20. The oldest stone in St. Paul's Cemetery, the oldest burial ground in Halifax, reads May 28, 1752.
    
    
21. Nova Scotia's official welcome, "Ciad Mile Failte" (key-ut me-la falchuh), is Gaelic for "One Hundred Thousand Welcomes".
    
    
22. North America's only Gaelic College is at St. Ann's, Nova Scotia.
    
    
23. You cannot be further than 56 km (33 miles) from the ocean in Nova Scotia.
    
    
24. The Bay of Fundy's tides are the highest in the world, at 16.6 metres (54 ft).
    
    
25. Peggy's Cove is the world's most photographed fishing village.
    
    
26. Sir Samuel Cunard (1787-1885), founder of the world famous Cunard Steamship Line, came to Halifax in 1840.
    
    
27. Nova Scotia has a thriving motion picture industry, and such recent films as "Delores Claiborne, "A Scarlet Letter" and "Two if by Sea" have been filmed here.
    
    
28. Canada's first zoo was opened in Halifax in 1847 -- and was later sold to New York City, for Central Park.
    
    
29. Paul Revere took his degree in Freemasonry near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia around 1772.
    
    
30. The Great Halifax Explosion of December 6th, 1917 was the greatest manmade explosion before the atomic bomb.
    
    
31. Acadia, meaning "land of beauty" was the French name for Nova Scotia in the 1600s. Many Acadian French went on to settle in Louisiana, hence the term "Cajun".
    
    
32. The Nova Scotia flag was used for the first time on June 8, 1858 to celebrate Halifax Natal Day.