Cape John, Nova Scotia

Cape John
Community
Cape John Beach
Cape John Beach
Map of Nova Scotia showing location of Seafoam
Map of Nova Scotia showing location of Seafoam
Cape John
Location of Seafoam, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°47′25″N 63°5′57″W / 45.79028°N 63.09917°W / 45.79028; -63.09917
CountryCanada
ProvinceNova Scotia
CountyPictou County
District4
Government
 • Councillor, District 4Ronald Baillie[1]
 • MLA, Pictou WestVacant
 • MP, Central NovaSean Fraser
Highest elevation
[2]
20 m (70 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal Code
B0K 1N0
Area code and exchange(902) 351-xxxx
Websiteriverjohn.com

Cape John is an unincorporated area in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Pictou County. It is situated on a cape, bordered by the Northumberland Strait to the north and John Bay, the estuary of the River John, to the south.[3]

A breakwater protects a small harbour and wharves, which are used mainly by small fishing boats and recreational users. There is a fish processing plant near the harbour which mainly handles lobster.[4]

Cape John Beach is a 3 ha Provincial Park Reserve (protected land that has the potential to be a provincial park)[5] which provides public beach access and habitat for a range of birds.[6]

The geology of the area consists of floodplain mudstone, fluvial sandstone, arkosic sandstone, minor amounts of conglomerate and lacustrine limestone all belonging to the Cape John Formation of the Pictou Group of the Stephanian epoch of the Late Carboniferous period, approximately 300 million years ago.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Members of Council 2012 – 2016" (PDF). Municipality of Pictou County. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  2. ^ "The Atlas of Canada". Toporama. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Cape John". Geographical Names Board of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "Cape John seafood plant short on labour". TC Media. May 13, 2008. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Provincial Parks Act Chapter 367 of the Revised Statues, 1989". Office of the Legislative Counsel, Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Cape John Beach". Provincial Park and Park Reserve Series. Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  7. ^ "Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources Map ME 2000-1, Geological Map of the Province of Nova Scotia, scale 1:500 000, compiled by J. D. Keppie, 2000". Province of Nova Scotia. Retrieved February 10, 2014.