Cape Dauphin

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Cape Dauphin is a Canadian headland in Victoria County, Nova Scotia.

The cape is located on the east coast of Cape Breton Island and divides St. Ann's Bay to the north from the Great Bras d'Or channel to the south. The easternmost tip of Cape Dauphin is composed of karst topography and has several solution caves in the area, one of which, "Fairy Hole" is a sea cave reputedly linked to various legends of the Mi'kmaq Nation.

The Fairy Hole Trail (named for Glooscap's Cave, which is in the area) runs along Cape Dauphin.

[edit] Mythology

Provincial archeologists have refuted a claim that Chinese explorers set foot and left some ruins on Cape Dauphin during the 15th century, long before the English or the French, according to an article published by CBC News (Nova Scotia):

"The claim was so provocative (that) David Christianson, curator of archeology with the Nova Scotia Museum, and four other archeologists headed out to the site to investigate for themselves... In the end, the five archeologists all agreed there was no human settlement in the area, Chinese or otherwise." ^[1]