Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia, Canada is a rural estate and research site on Cape Breton Island best known as the longtime residence and experimental laboratory of inventor Alexander Graham Bell.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf estate
research site
rural property
access by road from Baddeck
associatedOrganization Curtiss
surface form: Aerial Experiment Association (via Bell’s work)
associatedPerson Alexander Graham Bell
Mabel Gardiner Hubbard
surface form: Mabel Gardiner Hubbard Bell
associatedWith Bell Homestead National Historic Site
surface form: Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site (nearby)
climate humid continental climate (regional)
closestLargeWaterBody Bras d'Or Lake
continent North America
country Canada
culturalConnection Scottish heritage in Nova Scotia
hasFeature farmland and wooded hills
laboratory buildings
residential mansion
waterfront access
heritageStatus private property
historicalEra early 20th century
late 19th century
isPartOf Atlantic Canada
languageOfToponym Scottish Gaelic
locatedIn Nova Scotia
locatedNear Baddeck, Nova Scotia
locatedOn Cape Breton Island
meaningOfName “Beautiful mountain” in Scottish Gaelic
namedAfter Beinn Bhragaidh (Scottish Gaelic toponym inspiration)
namedBy Alexander Graham Bell
notableProject AEA Silver Dart (early powered airplane) testing site vicinity
hydrofoil boat experiments
overlooks Bras d'Or Lake
owner Alexander Graham Bell
surface form: Alexander Graham Bell (historical)
primaryResident Alexander Graham Bell
Mabel Gardiner Hubbard
surface form: Mabel Gardiner Hubbard Bell
province Nova Scotia
region Cape Breton Regional Municipality area
researchField aeronautics
hydrodynamics
marine engineering
telecommunications experiments
significance important location in history of Canadian aviation
important location in history of hydrofoil development
site of many of Alexander Graham Bell’s later inventions
tourismRelation visible from Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site in Baddeck
usedAs experimental laboratory
research station
summer residence

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Alexander Graham Bell deathPlace Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia, Canada
Alexander Graham Bell residence Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia, Canada
Alexander Graham Bell burialPlace Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia, Canada
Bell burialPlace Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia, Canada
subject surface form: Alexander Graham Bell
this entity surface form: Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia