15 Best and Amazing Facts About Nova Scotia Canada

Nova Scotia Canada is one of the very famous tourist destination and these amazing facts make Nova Scotia Canada a very famous place in Canada.

1. Haligonians is known as people from Halifax.

2. Halifax is capital of Nova Scotia province.

3. Britain’s Honorable Edward Cornwallis arrived Nova Scotia Canada to establish permanent British settlement. After Lord Halifax, settlement was named as Halifax, head of England’s Board of Trade.

4. Star shaped Citadel Fort overlooks Halifax Harbor from hilltop location. James Arnold is fifth son of American traitor who designed initial plans for fort.

5. Now Halifax Citadel is the Canada’s most visited Historic Site.

6. Alexander Keith who was born in Scotland and was immigrated and found Alexander’s brewing company in year 1820.

7. In 1840, Cunard Steamship Line was founded in Halifax.

8. Halifax is much closer to Dublin, Ireland than British Columbia.

9. There are 6 colleges and universities in Halifax. Mr. Jones is proud alum of largest Dalhousie University.There are 81 students out of every 1000 residents of Halifax.

10. Halifax has bars per capita more than anywhere in Canada.

11. In 1809, Royal Navy hung Edward Jordan at Black Rock Beach. They coated Edward Jordan’s body in tar and left for 20 years.

12. When Titanic stuck on 14th April, 1912 at an iceberg, it was 700 miles in east of Halifax. While Cunard Carpathia took the survivors to New York.

13. There is permanent Titanic Museum at Maritime Museum of Atlantic, and there were hundred and fifty victims who were buried in three Halifax cemeteries.

14. SS Mont Blanc, in December 1917, a french cargo ship carried munitions, collided with Belgian Relief. Bedford Basin is large enclosed bay, which form northwestern end of Halifax Harbor.

15. There are 32 Volvo cars on floor of Basin, where they sunk in year 1969 after container ship was transporting then to sustained water damage.

You can visit www.novascotia.ca to know about Government Services in Nova Scotia.