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    Tusket Islands

    The Tusket Islands are an archipelago of small islands located in the Atlantic Ocean off the southwestern coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, at the entrance to the Bay of Fundy.

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    The Tusket Islands are an archipelago of small islands located in the Atlantic Ocean off the southwestern coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, at the entrance to the Bay of Fundy.

    Local lore suggests there are 365 islands total, one for each day of the year, although actual estimates simply say 200+ islands. Their economy is based on lobster trapping, although its many canneries have since closed, leaving largely only fishing shanties behind. In the years around 1924, many of the fishing vessels in the islands were converted into rum runners smuggling alcohol to the United States.

    From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Also in the area

    7

    Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level10 m20 m30 m29 mEagle25 mInner Spectacle21 mDeep Cove18 mLittle Tusket16 mTarpaulin9 mMurder
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.010.11Inner Spectacle: 0.29 km²Inner SpectacleDeep Cove: 0.23 km²Deep CoveMurder: 0.15 km²MurderEagle: 0.09 km²EagleUnnamed island: 0.08 km²Unnamed islandTarpaulin: 0.04 km²TarpaulinLittle Tusket: 0.02 km²Little Tusket
    km², log scale
    Inner Spectacle Island0.29 km²
    Deep Cove Island0.23 km²
    Murder Island0.15 km²
    Eagle Island0.09 km²
    Unnamed island0.08 km²
    Tarpaulin Island0.04 km²
    Little Tusket0.02 km²

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    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia

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