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Cape Breton Highlands National Park

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There are five main salt water ocean beaches in the park and two freshwater lakes. The ocean beaches include Ingonish Beach, North Bay Beach, Broad Cove Beach, Black Brook Beach and La Bloc Beach. The two freshwater beaches include Freshwater Lake and Warren Lake. Freshwater Lake and Ingonish Beach
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died as a result of her injuries and blood loss due to coyotes attacking her while she was hiking by herself on the Skyline Trail. This incident became the only recorded fatal coyote assault on an adult as well as a Canadian.
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suggested leaving clubs behind and just walking the course. The course has been certified by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program, a program aimed at conserving wildlife habitat in spaces used for other purposes.
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are both supervised with a lifeguard during the summer months. There are very strong currents at Black Brook and Ingonish Beach which must be considered when bringing small children to these two beaches.
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passing through the park features ocean and mountain views. The park is known for its "steep cliffs and deep river canyons that carve into a forested plateau bordering the Atlantic Ocean".
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The Cabot Trail then follows the Grande Anse River westwards, with exposed Horton Group until it reaches the coast at Pleasant Bay. This is the location of the 364 Ma
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As the trail loops west to follow the coastline, rocks of the 439 Ma Ordovician-Silurian Jumping Brook Metamorphic Suite are exposed. This suite consists of
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and covers an area of 948 square kilometres (366 sq mi). It is one of 42 in Canada's system of national parks.
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granite is seen along the Cabot Trail between Ingonish and where it leaves the park near South Harbor, while a 403 Ma
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Geology, Geochronology, and Tectonic Significance of the Blair River Inlier, Northern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
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Barrier beach in front of Freshwater Lake showing well rounded boulders. Note the height above sea level.
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for Nova Scotia were found in the southwestern corner of this park in 2004. This park is listed as an
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is evident along the trail at the north end of the lake. A similar bar cuts across Ingonish Harbor.
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and a park information centre. On the eastern side of the park are campsites as well as beaches at
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Geology of the Appalachian-Caledonian Orogen in Canada and Greenland, Geology of Canada, no. 6
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Lauff, Randolph F. (Oct–Nov 2007). Johnson, D.H.; Van Nieuwenhuyse, D.; Duncan, J.R. (eds.).
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ranked it as one of the top 100 courses in the world and the best public course in Canada.
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The Geology of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, or Acadian Geology
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park, where the mountains meet the sea, Misc. Report 5
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is exposed at Neils Harbour northward. From Cape North, the Cabot Trail follows the
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Geological Map of the Province of Nova Scotia, Map ME 2000-1, scale 1:500 000
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granite of the Pleasant Bay Pluton. Moving south along the trail, the 433 Ma
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between the park headquarters at Ingonish Beach and Ingonish, a 402 Ma old
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It consists of mountains, valleys, waterfalls, rocky coastlines and the
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The Cabot Trail then doglegs to the north, crossing the Wilkie Brook
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Fox Back Ridge diorite and granodiorite, as well as the Red River
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started about 200 Ma eventually forming the Atlantic Ocean.
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during the Neoacadian Orogeny. Then, between 340 and 300
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The park contains 26 marked hiking trails, including the
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Birds visible from this park include three species of
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Tourist attractions in Inverness County, Nova Scotia
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The Cabot Trail viewed from the Skyline Hiking Trail
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Glacial debris on the north side of Freshwater Lake.
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Tourist attractions in Victoria County, Nova Scotia
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Index

IUCN category
national park

Map showing the location of Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Map showing the location of Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Ingonish
Nova Scotia
46°44′00″N 60°38′30″W / 46.73333°N 60.64167°W / 46.73333; -60.64167
Parks Canada
http://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ns/cbreton/

national park
Cape Breton Island
Nova Scotia
Atlantic provinces
Canada
Cape Breton Highlands
tundra
plateau
Acadian
Boreal
White Hill
Chéticamp River
Aspy River
Parks Canada
Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources
Cabot Trail
Skyline Trail
Acadian
Chéticamp

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