Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
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Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Cape Breton Island (Nova Scotia, Canada)
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| Geography | |
| Location | Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 46°10′N 60°45′W / 46.167°N 60.750°W |
| Area | 10,311 km2 (3,981 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 77th |
| Highest elevation | 535 m (1,755 ft) |
| Highest point | White Hill |
| Administration | |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| Largest settlement | Cape Breton Regional Municipality (pop. 97,398 ) |
| Demographics | |
| Demonym | Cape Bretoner |
| Population | 132,010 (2016) |
| Pop. density | 12.7 /km2 (32.9 /sq mi) |
Cape Breton Island (French: île du Cap-Breton—formerly Île Royale; Scottish Gaelic: Ceap Breatainn or Eilean Cheap Bhreatainn; Mi'kmaq: Únamakika; or simply Cape Breton) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. Its name may derive from Capbreton near Bayonne, or more probably from the word Breton, the French adjective form of the proper noun Bretagne, the French historical region.
The 10,311 km2 (3,981 sq mi) island accounts for 18.7% of the Nova Scotia's total area. Although the island is physically separated from the Nova Scotia peninsula by the Strait of Canso, the 1,385 m (4,544 ft) long rock-fill Canso Causeway connects it to mainland Nova Scotia. The island is east-northeast of the mainland with its northern and western coasts fronting on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; its western coast also forms the eastern limits of the Northumberland Strait. The eastern and southern coasts front the Atlantic Ocean; its eastern coast also forms the western limits of the Cabot Strait. Its landmass slopes upward from south to north, culminating in the highlands of its northern cape. One of the world's larger salt water lakes, Bras d'Or ("Arm of Gold" in French), dominates the island's centre.
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