The Baddeck River is a minor river on Cape Breton Island , Nova Scotia , Canada. It empties into the Bras d'Or Lake several kilometres west of the village of Baddeck .
7-527: The Baddeck River flows south from the Cape Breton Highlands . It offers excellent trout fishing and bird watching. The Uisge Ban Falls are a popular feature of the river. 46°5′47.9″N 60°50′32″W / 46.096639°N 60.84222°W / 46.096639; -60.84222 ( Baddeck River ) This Victoria County, Nova Scotia location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
14-662: A subrange of the Appalachian mountain chain , the Highlands comprise the northern portions of Inverness and Victoria Counties . The Highlands are surrounded by water with the Atlantic Ocean on the east, the Cabot Strait to the north and east, the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the north and west, and Bras d'Or Lake to the south. Elevations average 350 metres at the edges of the plateau (at
21-582: A river in Nova Scotia , Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cape Breton Highlands The Cape Breton Highlands ( French : Plateau du Cap-Breton , Scottish Gaelic : Àrd-thalamh Cheap Bhreatainn ), commonly called the Highlands , refer to a highland or mountainous plateau across the northern part of Cape Breton Island in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia . Considered
28-533: The Highlands meets the Gulf of St. Lawrence in steep cliffs whereas the east coast borders the Atlantic Ocean with a gently-sloping coastal plain, low headlands, and several beaches. In 1936 the federal government established the Cape Breton Highlands National Park covering 950 km across the northern third of the Highlands. The Cabot Trail scenic highway also encircles the coastal perimeter of
35-472: The above-mentioned water bodies), and rise to more than 500 metres at the centre, including the highest elevation point in the province at White Hill , at 533 metres. The plateau consists of numerous broad, gently rolling hills bisected with deep valleys and steep-walled river canyons. The southern and the western edges of the plateau give way to broad valleys with soils resulting from glaciation and provide some of Cape Breton's best agricultural lands. Most of
42-438: The interior and southern edges of the plateau are covered with damp, cool deciduous forests which makes for spectacular colours during autumn foliage. Southward facing slopes above 300 metres in elevation generally only support Balsam Fir , as a result of the short growing season and harsh winter climate. The northern and western edges of the plateau, particularly at high elevations, resemble arctic tundra . The west coast of
49-521: The plateau. While the coastal areas of Inverness and Victoria counties along the plateau are home to several dozen small fishing and tourism-related communities, the interior of the plateau has no public roads and very little human presence, making it one of Nova Scotia's largest wilderness areas. Wreck Cove Hydroelectric System is the largest hydroelectric plant in Nova Scotia with a generating capacity of 215.8 MW. Constructed from 1975 to 1978, south of
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