Cape Breton Island
Britishnoun
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The fossil was found on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, a location known for difficult and sometimes dangerous fieldwork.
From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026
Mr. Frank, a Manhattan resident, had long had a summer home in Mabou, on Cape Breton Island.
From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2019
Creeks and Carolinians besieged St. Augustine in 1704, and a New England expedition in King George’s War took the massive French fortress of Louisburg on Cape Breton Island in northeast Canada.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
If Provincetown cannot accommodate her tiny house, she’ll haul it to Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, where she owns land.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2018
At length, after being fifty-two days at sea, at five o'clock on Saturday morning, June 24, they reached the northern extremity of Cape Breton Island.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
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