Five Islands, Nova Scotia

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Five Islands is a community in Colchester County Nova Scotia with a population of 260 located on the north shore of the Minas Basin, home of the biggest tides in the world. It is named, logically, after five small islands - Moose, Diamond, Long, Egg, and Pinnacle - located just off the coast.

Native Mi'kmaq legend has it that the five islands were created when their god Glooscap threw the land that forms the islands from his hand into the bay where they are located.

Lobster and clam fishing are two local sources of income in Five Islands.

Five Islands had a lighthouse in operation from 1914 to 1993.

[edit] External links

• Five Islands Retreat, on Long Island
• Destination: Nova Scotia with a map of the Five Islands area
• Lighthouse Depot online with a photograph and information on Five Islands lighthouse
• Geology and Virtual Field Trip of Five Islands Provincial Park