Cape Breton Island
island in Nova Scotia, Canada
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Summary
Cape Breton Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,726 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nova Scotia[3]
- Country: Canada[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[5]
- Continent: North America[6]
- Flag: flag of Cape Breton Island[7]
- Location: Gulf of Saint Lawrence[8]
- Commons category: Cape Breton Island[9]
- Highest point: White Hill[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cape Breton Island[11]
- Commons gallery: Cape Breton[12]
- Population: 132,010[13]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Cape Breton Island[14]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17]
- Category for people who died here: Q130601889[18]
- Native label: Unama'ki[19]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Cape Breton Island[20]
- Different from: Capbreton[21]
- Length: 180 km[22]
- Elevation above sea level: 532 m[23]
- Area: 10,311 km²[24]
- Width: 114 km[25]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Cape Breton Island[26]
- P14541: x0T5r[27]
Why It Matters
Cape Breton Island has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]