Knoydart Point, Nova Scotia
Knoydart Point Geography
- Official Name: Knoydart Point
- Geographic Feature Type Category: Terrain Features
- Geographic Feature Type: Point
- Affiliated Community: Knoydart
- Latitude / Longitude: 45.719872, -62.244665
Knoydart Point Maps
- 1:50k Topographic NTS Map: 011E09
- 1:250k Topographic NTS Map: 011E
- 1879 Pictou County Atlas Map: Section 19
- Nova Scotia Land Grant Map: NS Land Grant map 098
- Nova Scotia 1:10k Topographic Maps: 1045700062200 (Mcarras Brook)
- Other Maps
About Knoydart Point
Knoydart Point is a small coastal headland found on the shores of the Northumberland Strait just off of the Sunrise Trail (NS‑245) in community of Knoydart .
Knoydart Point consists of fossiliferous sandstone exposed along the shoreline, where plant fragments have been coalified and partly replaced by minerals such as calcite, paratacamite, pyrite, and sphalerite. These rocks form part of the Arisaig Group on the Avalonian terrane, representing Silurian Devonian sedimentary environments tied to rifting and coastal deposition.
The landscape around Knoydart blends coastal lowlands with gentle inland rises, shaped by glacial processes that left behind a mix of ridges, small valleys, and pockets of arable land.
2026 Knoydart Map
1867 Knoydart Map
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