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Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia

Coordinates: 46°49′15″N 60°48′57″W / 46.82083°N 60.81583°W / 46.82083; -60.81583
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Pleasant Bay seen from the Cabot Trail.

Pleasant Bay (Scottish Gaelic: Am Bàgh Toilichte) is a community on the western coast of Cape Breton Island, on the shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Inverness County, Nova Scotia. The community is located on the Cabot Trail, 141 kilometres (88 mi) from Port Hawkesbury. The federal electoral riding is Sydney—Victoria. Pleasant Bay is known as the whale watching capital of Cape Breton and marks the centre of the Cabot trail.

The main industry here is fishing, lobster in spring and snowcrab in the summer. The forest here is home to a variety of birds, fox, coyote, and snowshoe hare. The area is visited by whale watchers from all over the world.

Communications

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Demographics

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  • Total Population 258
  • Total Dwellings 133
  • Total Land Area 636.628 km2

Climate

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Climate data for Pleasant Bay
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18
(64)
16.1
(61.0)
19.4
(66.9)
23.9
(75.0)
30
(86)
32.5
(90.5)
34.4
(93.9)
32.8
(91.0)
31.1
(88.0)
25
(77)
25.6
(78.1)
18.3
(64.9)
34.4
(93.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −1.2
(29.8)
−2
(28)
2
(36)
6.8
(44.2)
13.7
(56.7)
19.3
(66.7)
22.9
(73.2)
22.4
(72.3)
17.7
(63.9)
12.1
(53.8)
7
(45)
1.7
(35.1)
10.2
(50.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −9.4
(15.1)
−11
(12)
−6.8
(19.8)
−1.6
(29.1)
3.2
(37.8)
8.9
(48.0)
13.3
(55.9)
13.1
(55.6)
8.6
(47.5)
4.2
(39.6)
0.4
(32.7)
−5.3
(22.5)
1.5
(34.7)
Record low °C (°F) −28
(−18)
−29
(−20)
−24
(−11)
−14.4
(6.1)
−8
(18)
−2.2
(28.0)
2.8
(37.0)
2
(36)
−1.7
(28.9)
−3.9
(25.0)
−9
(16)
−18
(0)
−29
(−20)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 163.7
(6.44)
109.4
(4.31)
118.2
(4.65)
102.9
(4.05)
83.3
(3.28)
87
(3.4)
83.5
(3.29)
102.3
(4.03)
121.3
(4.78)
157.8
(6.21)
157.8
(6.21)
162.9
(6.41)
1,450.1
(57.09)
Source: Environment Canada[1]

References

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46°49′15″N 60°48′57″W / 46.82083°N 60.81583°W / 46.82083; -60.81583