Chebucto Peninsula

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Chebucto Peninsula
Chebucto Peninsula
Peninsula
Location of Chebucto Peninsula in municipal Halifax
Location of Chebucto Peninsula in municipal Halifax
Chebucto Peninsula is located in Nova Scotia
Chebucto Peninsula
Chebucto Peninsula
Location of Chebucto Peninsula in Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 44°35′N 63°45′W / 44.583°N 63.750°W / 44.583; -63.750
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
MunicipalityHalifax Regional Municipality
Founded21 June 1749
NeighborhoodsBedford, Beechville, Halifax Peninsula, Mainland Halifax, Peggy's Cove, Sambro, Stillwater Lake, Tantallon
Government
 • TypeRegional Municipality
Time zoneUTC−4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−3 (ADT)
Postal code span
Area code(s)902, 782
Part of a series about Places in Nova Scotia

The Chebucto Peninsula is a peninsula located in central Nova Scotia, Canada, entirely within the Halifax Regional Municipality on the Atlantic coast.

It is bordered by St. Margarets Bay in the west, the open Atlantic Ocean to the south, and Halifax Harbour (including Bedford Basin) to the east. The peninsula also includes a sub-peninsula - the Halifax Peninsula.

The majority of the central part of the Chebucto Peninsula is uninhabited and designated a protected wilderness area to prevent encroaching urban sprawl development.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Halifax Open Data; Census 2016 Census Tracts". halifax.ca. Government of the Municipality of Halifax. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. ^ Patriquin, David (October 7, 2015). "The Chebucto Peninsula: A Significant Conservation Area" (PDF). Retrieved March 20, 2017.