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    Bras d'Or Lake (Mi'kmawi'simk: Pitupaq) is an irregular estuary in the centre of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. It has a connection to the...
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    overruns later led to the project's cancellation. Bras d'Or was named in honour of Bras d'Or Lake on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island, where inventor...
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    Bras d'Or Lake Biosphere Reserve (established 2011) is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve located at Bras d'Or Lake, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada....
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  • Bras d'Or Lake, the name of which means arms of gold or golden arms, is a saltwater lake on Cape Breton Island. Bras d'Or can also refer to: Bras d'Or...
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  • HMCS Bras d'Or is a name used by the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Forces MARCOM for several ships, named after Bras d'Or Lake. HMCS Bras d'Or (1919)...
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  • to the Bras d'Or Lake. A small island just off shore, also named Christmas Island, encloses Christmas Island Pond, a pond that runs into the lake. The original...
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  • The Bras d'Or Lakes Scenic Drive is a scenic roadway on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. It extends around the perimeter of Bras d'Or Lake. Highway 105...
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  • Breton Island. Two outlets of Bras d'Or Lake run on each side of the island to the Atlantic Ocean: the Great Bras d'Or channel runs along the island's...
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  • Nova Scotia's rivers all flow into the Atlantic Ocean through four unique watersheds: the Gulf of Maine, the Northumberland Strait, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
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    started building an estate on a point across from Baddeck, overlooking Bras d'Or Lake. By 1889, a large house, christened The Lodge was completed and two...
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    (secondary coordinates) Bras d'Or Lake 45°51′37″N 60°46′44″W / 45.86028°N 60.77889°W / 45.86028; -60.77889 (Bras d'Or Lake) Beaver Lake 44°29′57″N 64°55′14″W...
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  • Narrows), Grand Narrows (Barra Strait) Ben Eoin Marina, Ben Eoin (East Bay) Bras d'Or Yacht Club, Baddeck Cape Breton Boatyard (Baddeck), Baddeck St Peter's...
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  • The Bras d'Or was a summer passenger train service operated by Via Rail in Nova Scotia, Canada, between Halifax and Sydney. From 2000 to 2004, the excursion...
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    is located on a narrow isthmus which separates the southern end of Bras d'Or Lake, known as St. Peter's Inlet, to the north from St. Peter's Bay on the...
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    The bridge is a through arch design and crosses the Great Bras d'Or channel of Bras d'Or Lake, connecting Boularderie Centre, Boularderie Island on the...
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    hairpin turn at New Harris Forks before crossing the Great Bras d'Or Channel of Bras d'Or Lake on the Seal Island Bridge. The road crosses Boularderie Island...
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  • St. Patricks Channel (Mi'kmawi'simk: Wetewa'q) is an arm of the Bras d'Or Lake located on Cape Breton Island, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia....
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    located where the Skye River flows into St. Patrick's Channel, an arm of Bras d'Or Lake in the central part of Cape Breton Island, next to the Whycocomagh 2...
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    It refers to a peninsula jutting into Cape Breton Island's scenic Bras d'Or Lake approximately three kilometres (two miles) southeast of the village...
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    the Bras d'Or Lake, the others being St. Andrews Channel and Great Bras d'Or Channel. As East Bay is part of the Bras d'Or Lake system and the lake is...
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    Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada on the south shore of Bras d'Or Lake. Big Pond is approximately in the centre between the communities of...
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  • Nova Scotia, a small town East Bay (Nova Scotia), the east arm of the Bras d'Or Lake East Bay (Nunavut), a waterway in the Kivalliq Region East Bay (Argyll...
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    This is a list of lakes of the Northwest Territories with an area larger than 400 km2 (150 sq mi). Bras d'Or Lake is the largest lake in Nova Scotia with...
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    marine vessels may also enter Bras d'Or Lake through the Great Bras d'Or channel, and small craft can use the Little Bras d'Or channel or St. Peters Canal...
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    Breton, approximately 6 km east of where the Baddeck River empties into Bras d'Or Lake. Baddeck is the shire-town of the Municipality of Victoria County, with...
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  • Bras d'Or (R-103) was a small experimental hydrofoil built for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) during the 1950s. It led to the development of HMCS Bras...
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  • section passes through the Margaree River valley before passing along Bras d'Or Lake. The route is within the county municipalities of Victoria and Inverness...
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    Traditionally, the Grand Council met on a small island, Mniku, on the Bras d'Or Lake in Cape Breton. In the early 21st century, this site is now within the...
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  • States Bras d'Or Lake on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada Budi Lake in Araucanía, Chile Indian River Lagoon in Florida, United States Lake Maracaibo...
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    Nova Scotia. It was flown from the ice of Baddeck Bay, a sub-basin of Bras d'Or Lake, on 23 February 1909, making it the first controlled powered flight...
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