Chance Harbour Beach

Chance Harbour Beach is a provincially recognized protected beach located along the shores of the Northumberland Strait in the rural community of Chance Harbour. Known for its quiet setting and natural character, the beach forms part of a larger coastal system of dunes, barrier beaches, and sheltered inlets that define this region’s warm‑water coastline.

Its protected status reflects the ecological sensitivity of these dune and marsh systems, which provide habitat for migratory birds, coastal plants, and shoreline species that depend on undisturbed environments.

Roys Gut

in Gut, Hydrography, Terrain Feature

Roys Gut is a small tidal passage situated along the Egerton shoreline of Merigomish Harbour, east of Governor Head. Like many other “guts” located along the Northumberland Strait, it is a narrow, sheltered channel where tidal waters move between low-lying coastal features. The surrounding landscape is characterized by salt marsh, mixed forest, and gently sloping shoreline, contributing to the harbour’s well‑known ecological richness.

Governor Head

in Head, Cape, Point, Terrain Feature

Governor Head is a small but prominent coastal headland located in the community of Egerton. Formed from the region’s characteristic low, rocky shoreline, the point marks part of the outer harbour and has long functioned as a recognizable geographic landmark for small‑craft navigation and local marine activity. Its position offers clear sightlines across Merigomish Harbour toward the Northumberland Strait, contributing to its role as a traditional reference point within the coastal landscape.

Pictou County Place Names Map

in Other Pictou County Maps

This Pictou County Place Names Map, is a really basic thematic map that includes Pictou County Place Names without the typical geographical information like transportation, hydrology and topography. More of a simple map showing relative locations of communities and how they relate with surrounding ones.

Caribou-Munroes Island Provincial Park

in Park, Park Maps

Caribou Munroes Island Provincial Park is one of Nova Scotia’s signature coastal parks, known for its warm waters, sandy beaches, and easy access to the Northumberland Strait. Located in the community of Braeshore, about 11 km from Pictou and close to the PEI ferry, the park blends natural beauty, recreation, and regional heritage in a way that has made it a favourite destination for campers, swimmers, and locals alike

Merigomish Harbour Provincial Park

in Park

Merigomish Harbour Provincial Park, located north west of Quarry Island, is a small Provincial Park (about 20 hectares in size) nestled along the shores of Woodburn was designated in 2024. There is no road access into this park, however unlike most traditional Provincial parks this is one of the ones that is meant more for protecting Nova Scotia environment.

Merigomish Harbour 31

in Indian Reserve, Other Pictou County Maps

Merigomish Harbour Indian Reserve No. 31 (often referred to as Merigomish Harbour 31) located within the sheltered waters of Merigomish Harbour, is a small Indian Reserve, officially recognized under the Indian Act of Canada. Under jurisdiction of the federal government, it is managed in accordance with the Canada Lands Surveys Act and related legislation, but administratively managed by Pictou Landing First Nation. Merigomish Harbour 31 consists of two islands; Indian Island and Muless Island. It is considered to be an unpopulated Reserve, although it does contain many seasonal dwellings on both of the islands and a historic church (Saint Anne’s Mission Church) is located on Indian Island.

Beaver River

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Beaver River is a small upland river system that originates in the Keppoch area (a broad highland that straddles Pictou and Antigonish counties), flows south‑eastward into Antigonish County as it collects headwater brooks (including Keppoch Brook), before ultimately drains toward the Northumberland Strait. The river flows across drumlinized uplands and mixed Acadian forest a landscape shaped by glacial deposits and modest bedrock relief typical of northern Nova Scotia.

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