Digby Neck: Difference between revisions
m Removing links to current page |
m fixed link from long island (ny) to long island (nova scotia) |
||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
|coord = {{coord|44.459|-66.0}} |
|coord = {{coord|44.459|-66.0}} |
||
|zoom=9| scalemark = 68 |
|zoom=9| scalemark = 68 |
||
|caption=Digby Neck, and the nearby islands of [[Long Island]] and [[Brier Island]] |
|caption=Digby Neck, and the nearby islands of [[Long Island (Nova Scotia)|Long Island]] and [[Brier Island]] |
||
|mark-coord1= {{coord|44.34|-66.2668}} |
|mark-coord1= {{coord|44.34|-66.2668}} |
||
|label1=Long Island| label-pos1=top|mark-size1=0|label-color1=#88777|mark-title1=Long Island |
|label1=Long Island| label-pos1=top|mark-size1=0|label-color1=#88777|mark-title1=Long Island |
||
| Line 35: | Line 35: | ||
Digby Neck is the western extension of the [[North Mountain (Nova Scotia)|North Mountain]] range from the [[Annapolis Valley]] and is made of two thick [[lava]] flows. It is separated from the eastern portion of the North Mountain by a deep, tidal channel, the [[Digby Gut]]. Along with [[Long Island (Nova Scotia)|Long Island]] and [[Brier Island]], it forms the northwest shore of [[St. Marys Bay, Nova Scotia|St. Mary's Bay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.novascotia.com/about-nova-scotia/blogs/six-great-seacoast-drives-nova-scotia|website=novascotia.com| title=Six Great Seacoast Drives in Nova Scotia. No 4. Digby Neck|date=27 Mar 2012}}</ref> |
Digby Neck is the western extension of the [[North Mountain (Nova Scotia)|North Mountain]] range from the [[Annapolis Valley]] and is made of two thick [[lava]] flows. It is separated from the eastern portion of the North Mountain by a deep, tidal channel, the [[Digby Gut]]. Along with [[Long Island (Nova Scotia)|Long Island]] and [[Brier Island]], it forms the northwest shore of [[St. Marys Bay, Nova Scotia|St. Mary's Bay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.novascotia.com/about-nova-scotia/blogs/six-great-seacoast-drives-nova-scotia|website=novascotia.com| title=Six Great Seacoast Drives in Nova Scotia. No 4. Digby Neck|date=27 Mar 2012}}</ref> |
||
The westernmost community on the Digby Neck is [[East Ferry, Nova Scotia|East Ferry]], opposite [[Tiverton, Nova Scotia|Tiverton]] on Long Island to the west. The "Petit Passage" separates Long Island from the Digby Neck.{{cite web|url=http://nstravelguide.com/transport/ferry/digbyneckferries|website=Nova Scotia Travel Guide| title=Digby Neck Ferries|author=Andrew & Friedel| access-date=5 February 2018}} |
The westernmost community on the Digby Neck is [[East Ferry, Nova Scotia|East Ferry]], opposite [[Tiverton, Nova Scotia|Tiverton]] on Long Island to the west. The "Petit Passage" separates Long Island from the Digby Neck.{{cite web|url=http://nstravelguide.com/transport/ferry/digbyneckferries|website=Nova Scotia Travel Guide| title=Digby Neck Ferries|author=Andrew & Friedel| access-date=5 February 2018}} |
||
<br /> |
|||
==Hurricane== |
==Hurricane== |
||
Revision as of 18:51, 24 February 2019
6miles
Digby Neck is a Canadian peninsula extending into the Bay of Fundy in Digby County, Nova Scotia.
Digby Neck is the western extension of the North Mountain range from the Annapolis Valley and is made of two thick lava flows. It is separated from the eastern portion of the North Mountain by a deep, tidal channel, the Digby Gut. Along with Long Island and Brier Island, it forms the northwest shore of St. Mary's Bay.[1]
The westernmost community on the Digby Neck is East Ferry, opposite Tiverton on Long Island to the west. The "Petit Passage" separates Long Island from the Digby Neck.Andrew & Friedel. "Digby Neck Ferries". Nova Scotia Travel Guide. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
Hurricane
In September 2008 Hurricane Kyle made landfall on the peninsula as a category 1 hurricane.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Six Great Seacoast Drives in Nova Scotia. No 4. Digby Neck". novascotia.com. 27 Mar 2012.
- ^ Hurricane Kyle Makes Landfall
44°31′41.90″N 66°2′46.53″W / 44.5283056°N 66.0462583°W
 | This Digby County, Nova Scotia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |