The Chedabucto Fault is a
fault that divides
Mainland Nova Scotia from the
Minas Basin
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in the west to
Chedabucto Bay
Chedabucto Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of mainland Nova Scotia between the Atlantic Ocean and the Strait of Canso next to Guysborough County. At the entrance to Chedabucto Bay is the community of Canso at the head is the community ...
in the east into the
Avalon
Avalon (; la, Insula Avallonis; cy, Ynys Afallon, Ynys Afallach; kw, Enys Avalow; literally meaning "the isle of fruit r appletrees"; also written ''Avallon'' or ''Avilion'' among various other spellings) is a mythical island featured in the ...
zone in the north and the Meguma Zone in the south. The Avalon and
Meguma Zones are different because they belonged to different land masses that were widely separated from one another. The Avalon Zone was a part of
Laurasia, while the Meguma Zone was a part of
Gondwana. It marks the southern margin of the
Cobequid Mountains
The Cobequid Mountains, also sometimes referred to as the Cobequid Hills, is a Canadian mountain range located in Nova Scotia in the mainland portion of the province.
Geologic history
Geologically, the Cobequid Mountains are considered part of th ...
. The
Cobequid
The old name Cobequid was derived from the Mi'kmaq word "Wagobagitk" meaning "the bay runs far up", in reference to the area surrounding the easternmost inlet of the Minas Basin, a body of water called Cobequid Bay.
Cobequid was granted in 1689 to ...
-Chedabucto Fault Zone is the most prominent
geological
Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other E ...
feature of Nova Scotia.
References
Cobequid-Chedabucto Fault at Cape Chignecto, Nova Scotia
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Geology of Nova Scotia
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