Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia (/ˈnoʊvə ˈskoʊʃə/ NOH-vuh SKOH-shuh); French pronunciation: [nuvɛl‿ikos]) is a small province found on the east coast of Canada. The name "Nova Scotia" is Latin for "New Scotland". The capital and largest city is Halifax.
People who live in Nova Scotia are called Nova Scotians. There are over 1 million of them; over 500,000 of whom live in Halifax.
What is now Nova Scotia used to be controlled by the Mik'maq. The French settled among them at Port Royal after 1600, and called the land part of Acadia, with Port Royal as its capital. In 1710, after a war, the British captured Port Royal and went on to capture the rest of the peninsula. It was the first time that the British had captured and held a French colony.
On 6 December 1917, about 2,000 people were killed in the Halifax Explosion.
Nova Scotia's government is a democracy. Tim Houston is the premier and Mike Savage is the lieutenant governor.
Nova Scotia Media
- Mi'kmaq people at Tufts Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada, ca. 1871.jpg
Mi'kmaq family in Tuft's Cove, 1871. The Mi'kmaq inhabited Nova Scotia when the first Europeans arrived.
- EvacutionOfPortRoyal1710byCWJefferys.png
French forces withdrawing from Port-Royal after being defeated by the British in 1710
- Deportation Grand-Pré.jpg
Expulsion of the Acadians in Grand-Pré. More than 80 per cent of the Acadian population was expelled from the region between 1755 and 1764.
- John Christian Schetky, H.M.S. Shannon Leading Her Prize the American Frigate Chesapeake into Halifax Harbour (c. 1830) (cropped).jpg
HMS Shannon leading the captured USS Chesapeake into Halifax during the War of 1812
The inauguration of the Sebastopol Monument in 1860. The monument was built to honour Nova Scotians who fought in the Crimean War.
- Bluenose sailing 1921.jpg
The Bluenose in 1921. The racing ship became a provincial icon for Nova Scotia in the 1920s and 1930s.
- Novascotia topo.png
A topographic map of Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia Köppen.svg
A Köppen climate map of Nova Scotia
- Canada Nova Scotia Density 2016.png
A 2016 population density map of Nova Scotia, with county and regional municipality borders shown.
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