Cape Chignecto is a headland located on the
Bay of Fundy
The Bay of Fundy (french: Baie de Fundy) is a bay between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with a small portion touching the U.S. state of Maine. It is an arm of the Gulf of Maine. Its extremely high tidal range is th ...
coast of the
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province of
Nova Scotia
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Most of the population are native En ...
.
Cape Chignecto is located at the westernmost tip of
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and is the western limit of the
Cobequid Hills
The Cobequid Mountains, also sometimes referred to as the Cobequid Hills, is a Canadian mountain range located in Nova Scotia in the mainland portion of the province.
Geologic history
Geologically, the Cobequid Mountains are considered part of th ...
, a low mountain range that is part of the
Appalachian Mountains
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and extends across the northern part of the
Nova Scotia peninsula
The Nova Scotia peninsula is a peninsula on the Atlantic coast of North America.
Location
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.
The cape bifurcates the Bay of Fundy into
Chignecto Bay
Chignecto Bay (french: Baie de Chignectou) is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy located between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and separated from the waters of the Northumberland Strait by the Isthmus of Chignecto. It is a ...
to the north and the Minas Channel, leading to the
Minas Basin
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to the east. Since 1998 the cape has been located within
Cape Chignecto Provincial Park
Cape Chignecto Provincial Park is a Canadian provincial park located in Nova Scotia. A wilderness park, it derives its name from Cape Chignecto, a prominent headland which divides the Bay of Fundy with Chignecto Bay to the north and the Minas Ch ...
, the largest provincial park in the province and a renowned wilderness reserve. The cape features a rugged topography with reportedly the highest cliffs on the Nova Scotia peninsula, created by the upthrusting
Cobequid fault.
The cape is mostly uninhabited. It includes the ghost towns of
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and
New Yarmouth. The nearest inhabited village is
Advocate, Nova Scotia.
The name "Chignecto" derives from the Mi'kmaw name Siknikt, meaning "drainage place", the name of the
Mi'kmaq
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District in which the cape is located.
Chignecto
Landforms of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
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