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Anna Haining Bates
Anna Haining Bates (née Swan; August 6, 1846 – August 5, 1888), was a Canadians, Canadian woman famed for her great stature of . She was one of the List of tallest people#Women, tallest women ever. Her parents were of average height and were Scottish people, Scottish immigrants. Early life Anna Swan was born at Mill Brook, New Annan, Nova Scotia. At birth she weighed . She was the third of 13 children, all of the others being around average height. From birth she grew very rapidly. On her fourth birthday she was tall and weighed 94 pounds. On her 6th birthday she was measured at tall, an inch or two (2.5–5 cm) shorter than her mother. On her 10th birthday she measured tall. On her 12th birthday she measured .A biographical Sketch – Anna H Swan – 1871 By her 15th birthday Bates was tall. She reached her full height three years later. Her feet measured long. Swan excelled at literature and music and was considered to be very intelligent. She also excelled at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native English-speakers, and the province's population is 969,383 according to the 2021 Census. It is the most populous of Canada's Atlantic provinces. It is the country's second-most densely populated province and second-smallest province by area, both after Prince Edward Island. Its area of includes Cape Breton Island and 3,800 other coastal islands. The Nova Scotia peninsula is connected to the rest of North America by the Isthmus of Chignecto, on which the province's land border with New Brunswick is located. The province borders the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, and is separated from Prince Edward Island and the island of Newfoundland by the Northumberland and Cabot straits, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
