Mackenzie Point, Pictou County
Mackenzie Point, Nova Scotia
Mackenzie Point Geography
- Official Name: Mackenzie Point
- Geographic Feature Type Category: Terrain Feature
- Geographic Feature Type: Point
- Affiliated Community: Caribou Island
- Latitude / Longitude: 45.748507, -62.710832
Mackenzie Point Maps
- 1:50k Topographic NTS Map: 011E10
- 1:250k Topographic NTS Map: 011E
- 1879 Pictou County Atlas Map: Section 2
- Nova Scotia Land Grant Map: Crown Land Grant Map 092
- Nova Scotia 1:10k Topographic Maps:1045750062700 (Caribou Island)
- Other Maps:
About Mackenzie Point
Mackenzie Point is a small headland located along the south side of Caribou Island near Hansons Cove, extending out into Caribou Harbour. Several Mackenzie families held land grants in this area.
The 1879 map has this area labeled as Red Point, however the 1964 map has Mackenzie Point, so it is more then likely a cartographic error.
A Point is a land feature that extends into a body of water, typically smaller and less prominent extension of land compared to a cape . Sometimes used interchangeably with “headland,” but it generally implies a smaller and less significant coastal projection.
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