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Nova Scotia
The serenity that surrounds beautiful Nova Scotia belies the fact that it has been the subject of many great disputes between the English and the French for most of its history. It is a province of serene beauty and peace, where its visitors can unwind with a relaxing bike ride along the ocean or whale watching through most of the summer months.
Provincial Flower
The Mayflower (Epigaea repens, Lat.), also known as the Trailing Arbutus, is Nova Scotia's provincial flower and is commonly found in areas from Newfoundland to Florida as well as Central Europe and Western Africa. It is a scented flower blossoming pink and then slowly fading to white.
Capital City
In terms of population Nova Scotia ranks 7th with 935,962 permanent residents and a population density of 17.49 residents per square kilometre. Most of the aforementioned inhabitants are found in its capital and largest city, The Halifax Regional Municipality, informally known as Halifax. It is a city composed of 5,577 sq. km that occupies about 10% of the entire Nova Scotia.
History
Nova Scotia's history is in part one of myth and speculation. It is said that the Paleo-Indians, of which the Mikmaq people are direct descendants, first inhabited this area of Canada. Additionally, some claims point to the Vikings as being the first non-natives to settle on Nova Scotia. Whether that is true or is something that can be owed to ledgend is hard to say, yet one thing of which historians are certain is that an Italian explorer by the name of John Cabot was the first to visit the area of present-day Cape Breton. It was only in 1604 that the first European settlement was established by Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Monts. It was to be the capital of the French colony at Port Royal though wouldn't be a permanent base for the French as the English designated the land as a part of New England as per rule of the Plymouth Council for New England under King James I.
Settlement was encouraged by the English king but later failed with the return of the first settler colony back to England due to a lack of skilled immigrants. To remedy the situation King James created a new order of baronets of which the admission required the sending of six skilled workmen or artisans with enough provisions for two years.
During the following years Nova Scotia frequently changed hands between the French and the British, however it would finally fall to the British in 1713. In 1755 the Great Expulsion took place in which 12,000 Acadians (French) were forcibly removed from the land.
Only years later, after the defeat of the British in the American Revolutionary War, did Nova Scotia join the Canadian confederacy.
Geography
Nova Scotia is ranked 12th among the Canadian provinces in terms of land area with a total of 55,238 sq. km. and is Canada's southern most province. It has been calculated that the furthest point, even on the Nova Scotia Peninsula mainland, from the ocean is about 67km. Nova Scotia also consists of two smaller islands, Cape Breton Island and Sable island, the latter famous for its shipwrecks.