Cape Breton Island

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Cape Breton Island is a large, culturally rich island in northeastern Nova Scotia, Canada, known for its rugged coastline, Celtic heritage, and the scenic Cabot Trail.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
island
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of St. Lawrence
connectedBy Canso Causeway
country Canada
hasBodyOfWater Bras d'Or Lake
hasCity Sydney, Nova Scotia
hasCulturalInfluence Acadian French
Irish
Scottish Gaelic
hasEconomicActivity coal mining (historical)
fishing
forestry
tourism
hasHistoricSite Bell Homestead National Historic Site
surface form: Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site

Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site
surface form: Fortress of Louisbourg
hasIndigenousPeople Mi’kmaq
surface form: Mi'kmaq
hasLargestCity Sydney, Nova Scotia
hasMi'kmaqCommunity Eskasoni First Nation
Membertou First Nation
hasNationalPark Cape Breton Highlands National Park
hasRegion Cape Breton Highlands National Park
surface form: Cape Breton Highlands
hasScenicRoute Cabot Trail
hasTown Baddeck, Nova Scotia
surface form: Baddeck

Cheticamp
Glace Bay
Inverness, Nova Scotia
Louisbourg
New Waterford
North Sydney
hasUNESCOStatus Bras d'Or Lake Biosphere Reserve
hasUniversity Cape Breton University
knownFor Acadian culture
Celtic Colours International Festival
Celtic heritage
Gaelic language revival
coal mining history
rugged coastline
steel industry history
traditional fiddle music
locatedIn Atlantic Canada
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Nova Scotia
partOf Maritime Provinces
Nova Scotia
surface form: Province of Nova Scotia
separatedBy Strait of Canso
separatedFrom Nova Scotia
surface form: Nova Scotia mainland
timeZone Atlantic Time Zone

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Nova Scotia connectedTo Cape Breton Island
Nova Scotia contains Cape Breton Island
Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia, Canada locatedOn Cape Breton Island
Gulf of St. Lawrence hasIsland Cape Breton Island
Maritime Canada hasCulturalRegion Cape Breton Island
French colonial authorities in New France appliesToTerritory Cape Breton Island
this entity surface form: Île Royale (Cape Breton Island)
Siege of Louisbourg (1758) location Cape Breton Island
Colony of Nova Scotia includesTerritory Cape Breton Island
Canso Causeway connects Cape Breton Island
Cabot Trail locatedIn Cape Breton Island
Cabot Trail region Cape Breton Island
this entity surface form: Cape Breton
Louisburg locatedIn Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Regional Municipality area locatedIn Cape Breton Island
subject surface form: Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Atlantic Canada containsIsland Cape Breton Island
Baddeck, Nova Scotia locatedIn Cape Breton Island
Baddeck, Nova Scotia partOf Cape Breton Island
this entity surface form: Cape Breton tourism region
My Bloody Valentine filmingLocation Cape Breton Island
this entity surface form: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Louisbourg locatedIn Cape Breton Island
Bras d'Or Lake locatedIn Cape Breton Island
Bras d'Or Lake region Cape Breton Island
Cabot Strait separates Cape Breton Island
Cabot Strait nearbyIsland Cape Breton Island
Sydney, Nova Scotia locatedIn Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Eagles region Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Eagles hasFanBaseRegion Cape Breton Island
Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Breton namedAfter Cape Breton Island
this entity surface form: Cape Breton
Louis Du Pont Duchambon governedTerritory Cape Breton Island
Île Royale formerNameOf Cape Breton Island
Île Royale presentDayName Cape Breton Island
Truro, Nova Scotia railJunctionFor Cape Breton Island
this entity surface form: Cape Breton
Alistair MacLeod residence Cape Breton Island
this entity surface form: Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
Alistair MacLeod region Cape Breton Island
Belinda McDonald settingOfStory Cape Breton Island
Scottish diaspora hasSignificantCommunityIn Cape Breton Island
Port of Sydney locatedIn Cape Breton Island
Port of Sydney regionServed Cape Breton Island