Halifax, Provincial capital in Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax stretches along the Atlantic coast with its natural harbor, connecting the Bedford Basin to the ocean through the Northwest Arm waterway.
The British established Halifax in 1749 with 2,500 settlers as a military base to counter French presence at Louisbourg in Cape Breton.
The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic displays collections of naval artifacts, wooden ships, and exhibits about the 1912 Titanic disaster connection to Halifax.
The Halifax Transit network includes three ferry routes across the harbor, connecting downtown Halifax with Dartmouth through regular water transportation services.
The Halifax Citadel National Historic Site maintains a military tradition where the noon gun fires daily from the fortress since 1856.
Location: Nova Scotia
Inception: 1749
Elevation above the sea: 28 m
Shares border with: Lunenburg County
Website: https://halifax.ca
GPS coordinates: 44.64778,-63.57139
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:50
Dartmouth
2.1 km
Citadel Hill
687 m
HMCS Sackville
172 m
Pier 21
1.2 km
Halifax Central Library
625 m
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
38 m
CFB Shearwater
5.6 km
Peggy's Point Lighthouse
32.6 km
Angus L. Macdonald Bridge
1.9 km
Acadia
115 m
A. Murray MacKay Bridge
4.6 km
Point Pleasant Park
2.8 km
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
103 m
Minas Basin
81.8 km
Fort Edward
58.8 km
Georges Island
1.2 km
Province House
160 m
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
1.1 km
Halifax Public Gardens
918 m
Sambro Island Light
23.5 km
Royal Naval Dockyard, Halifax
1.2 km
King's-Edgehill School
58.2 km
Statue of Edward Cornwallis
899 m
Government House
487 m
Sir Sandford Fleming Park
3.3 km
Sable Island National Park Reserve
302.5 km
Halifax Town Clock
459 m
Halifax West High School
7.4 kmReviews
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