Wright's Cove is a cove on the
Dartmouth side of
Bedford Basin
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in
Halifax Harbour
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Nova Scotia
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Canada
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within the
Halifax Regional Municipality
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. Located in the cove is the
Dartmouth Yacht Club, an
Ultramar
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British oil co ...
wharf
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, a
Gypsum
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loading facility operated by
National Gypsum Company
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and a
Canadian Forces
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armament depot .
The cove is sheltered from Bedford Basin by Navy Island and Sheppard's Island. It is the birthplace of
George Henry Wright.
External links
Wright's Cove Map Dartmouth Yacht Club
Coves of Canada
Landforms of Halifax, Nova Scotia
Bays of Nova Scotia
Landforms of Halifax County, Nova Scotia
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