Cape Breton Island (
French: île du Cap-Breton - formely île Royale,
Scottish Gaelic: Eilean Cheap Breatuinn,
Míkmaq: Únamakika, simply: Cape Breton) is an
island on the
Atlantic coast of
North America. It likely corresponds to the European word "Breton", referring to
Brittany.Cape Breton Island is part of the province of
Nova Scotia,
Canada, although physically separated from the
Nova Scotia peninsula by the
Strait of Canso, it is artificially connected to mainland North America by the
Canso Causeway. The island is located east-northeast of the mainland with its northern and western
coasts fronting on the
Gulf of St. Lawrence; its western coast also forming the eastern limits of the
Northumberland Strait. The eastern and southern coasts front the Atlantic Ocean; its eastern coast also forming the western limits of the
Cabot Strait. Its landmass slopes upward from south to north, culminating in the
highlands of its northern cape. A saltwater estuary,
Bras d'Or Lake, dominates the centre of the island.
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