Sydney Harbour (Nova Scotia)

Sydney Harbour
Sydney Harbour
Sydney Harbour in Nova Scotia
Location Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
Coordinates 46°13′12″N 60°12′20″W / 46.22000°N 60.20556°W / 46.22000; -60.20556Coordinates: 46°13′12″N 60°12′20″W / 46.22000°N 60.20556°W / 46.22000; -60.20556
Type Bay
Part of Spanish Bay
River sources Sydney River
Ocean/sea sources Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Atlantic ocean
Basin countries Canada
Settlements

Cape Breton Regional Municipality

From west to east:

Website www.sydneyport.ca
References Geographical Names of Canada - Sydney Harbour

Sydney Harbour[1] is the 10-mile long Y-shaped inlet of the Atlantic, oriented southwest-northeast on the northeast shore of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. At its upper reaches, the harbour forks to form 2 arms, the Northwest Arm and the South Arm. The South Arm is fed upstream by the Sydney River.

Sydney harbour is the maritime hub for the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. The South Arm affords year-round ice-free deep-water anchorage for large ships, including cruise ships.[2]

The Harbour underwent major dredging in 2011, clearing the channel to 17-meter depth and making it accessible to large container ships.[3][4] Five port facilities currently operate on the shores of Sydney Harbour: the International Coal Pier, Nova Scotia Lands, Sydney Marine Terminal, Sydport Industrial Park (Edwardsville) and Marine Atlantic (North Sydney). The sixth, the new container terminal, NOVAPORTE™ Mega-Terminal, is being planned for Edwardsville.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Geographical Names of Canada - Sydney Harbour". Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Cruise". Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Dredging commences..."
  4. ↑ "Sydney harbour dredge complete", Cape Breton Post, Sydney, NS, Jan 19, 2012
  5. ↑ NOVAPORTE™
  6. ↑ King, Nancy (February 13, 2018), "Proposed Sydney container terminal still moving forward", Cape Breton Post, Sydney, NS
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