Basin Head is a cape in Lot 47, Kings County,

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, Canada. Extending into the

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, its geographic coordinates are 46'23"N, 62'07"W. Basin Head is home to Basin Head Provincial Park, which hosts a fisheries museum and a popular beach, Singing Sands Beach, which was on the short list but was not named one of the

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. The white (silica) sand on the coast between Basin Head and East Point is geologically unique in the province.

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