The Marine Drive is a designated scenic route along

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

's Eastern Shore. It closely follows the coast of the

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...

and the Strait of Canso from the

Canso Causeway The Canso Causeway (''Cabhsair Chanso'' in Gaelic) is a rock-fill causeway crossing the Strait of Canso, connecting Cape Breton Island by road to the Nova Scotia peninsula. Its crest thickness is , carrying the two vehicle traffic lanes o ...

to the junction of Route 322 and Highway 111 in Dartmouth.

List of Highways

* Trunk 7 * Trunk 16 * Route 207 * Route 211 * Route 316 * Route 322 * Route 344

List of Communities

— Route 322 * Dartmouth *

Shearwater Shearwaters are medium-sized long-winged seabirds in the petrel family Procellariidae. They have a global marine distribution, but are most common in temperate and cold waters, and are pelagic outside the breeding season. Description These tub ...

Eastern Passage Eastern Passage is an unincorporated suburban community in Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia, Canada. Eastern Passage has historically been tied to the fishing industry. Its waterfront has several small wharves and piers. The constru ...

* Cow Bay * Cole Harbour — Route 207 * Upper Lawrencetown * West Lawrencetown * East Lawrencetown * Three Fathom Harbour * Seaforth * Grand Desert * West Chezzetcook — Trunk 7 *

Porters Lake Porters Lake (2011 population: 3,202) is a rural community in the Eastern Shore region of the Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, between Trunk 7 and Route 207, 27.8 km from Halifax. The residents mainly commute to jobs in Dartmouth, Burnside ...

* Head of Chezzetcook * Gaetz Brook *

Musquodoboit Harbour Musquodoboit Harbour is a natural harbour in Canada on the Eastern Shore (Nova Scotia), Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. Physical harbour Located east of Petpeswick Inlet and west of Jeddore Harbour, Musquodoboit Harbour is a 10 km long estuar ...

* Smiths Settlement * Jeddore * Salmon River Bridge * Oyster Pond * Lake Charlotte * Beech Hill * Ship Harbour * East Ship Harbour * Murphy Cove * Pleasant Harbour *

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* Popes Harbour * Spry Harbour * Spry Bay * Mushaboom *

Sheet Harbour Sheet Harbour is a rural area, rural community in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located in the eastern reaches of the Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax Regional Municipality, approximately northeast of the central urban area of the municipality, con ...

* Watt Section * Beaver Harbour * Port Dufferin * West Quoddy * East Quoddy * Harrigan Cove *

Moosehead Moosehead may refer to: * Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad * Dartmouth Moosehead Dry *Halifax Mooseheads, a team in the Canadian hockey League that plays in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada *, the name of more than one United States Navy ship *Moose ...

* Moser River * Necum Teuch *

Ecum Secum Ecum Secum is a rural community on the Eastern Shore (Nova Scotia), Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, located in both the Halifax Regional Municipality and Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Guysborough County. Located along the shores of Ec ...

* Marie Joseph * Liscomb Mills * Spanish Ship Bay * Liscomb * Goldenville *

Sherbrooke Sherbrooke ( ; ) is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-François and Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional cou ...

— Route 211 * Stillwater * Jordanville * Indian Harbour Lake * Port Hilford * Harpellville * Port Bickerton * Isaac's Harbour North — Route 316 * Goldboro *

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* Seal Harbour * Coddle's Harbour * New Harbour West * New Harbour East *

Tor Bay Tor Bay (sometimes written as Torbay) is a bay on the south-east coast of the county of Devon, England. Facing east into the English Channel, it is about wide from north to south. The settlements of Torquay, Paignton and Brixham, which lie alo ...

* Larry's River * Charlos Cove * Cole Harbour * Port Felix * Whitehead — Trunk 16 *

Canso The Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) is a representative body of companies that provide air traffic control. It represents the interests of Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs). CANSO members are responsible for supporting ov ...

* Hazel Hill * Fox Island Main * Half Island Cove * Philips Harbour * Queensport * Halfway Cove *

Guysborough Guysborough (population: 397) is an unincorporated Canadian community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia. Located on the western shore of Chedabucto Bay, fronting Guysborough Harbour, it is the administrative seat of the Guysborough municip ...

Boylston Boylston may refer to the following communities: ;Canada * Boylston, Nova Scotia ;United States * Boylston, Massachusetts * Boylston, New York * Boylston, Wisconsin * Boylston Junction, Wisconsin It may also refer to: * Helen Dore Boylston, au ...

— Route 344 *

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

* Port Shoreham * Manassette Lake * St. Francis Harbour * Hadleyville * Sand Point * Middle Melford * Steep Creek * Pirate Harbour * Mulgrave * Auld's Cove

Parks

''To see more, visit: Tourism on the Eastern Shore (Nova Scotia)'' *Port Shoreham Beach Provincial Park *Boylston Provincial Park *Tor Bay Provincial Park *Salsman Provincial Park *Sherbrooke Provincial Park *Marie Joseph Provincial Park * Taylor Head Provincial Park *Spry Bay Provincial Park *Clam Harbour Beach Provincial Park *Martinique Beach Provincial Park *Porters Lake Provincial Park *Lawrencetown Beach Provincial Park *Rainbow Haven Beach Provincial Park *McNabs and Lawlor's Island Provincial Park *Bissett Road Trail *Cole Harbour-Lawrencetown Coastal Heritage Park System *Moser River Interpretive Trail *Musquodoboit Trail System *Moser River Seaside Park *Tangier Grand Lake Wilderness Area *West River Sheet Harbour Picnic Park *McCormick's Beach

Museums

''To see more, visit: Tourism on the Eastern Shore (Nova Scotia)'' *Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum, Cole Harbour * Acadian House Museum/L'Acadie de Chezzetcook, West Chezzetcook * Musquodoboit Harbour Railway Museum,

* Fisherman’s Life Museum, Oyster Pond *Memory Lane Heritage Village, Lake Charlotte *Moose River Gold Mines Museum, Moose River Gold Mines * MacPhee House Museum,

*Sherbrooke Village,

*Saint Mary's River Salmon Museum,

*Baird's Tradesman Museum,

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*Port Bickerton Lighthouse Interpretive Centre, Port Bickerton *Goldboro Interpretive Centre, Goldboro *Out of the Fog Lighthouse Museum, Half Island Cove *Canso Islands National Historic Site,

*Whitman House,

*The Old Courthouse Museum,

References

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