Little Tancook Island

Big Tancook and Little Tancook, Nova Scotia
The ferry MV William G Ernst, leaving Chester, NS after boarding passengers for Little Tancook Island.

Little Tancook Island is a Canadian island located off the coast of Nova Scotia.[1] The island is one of the 365 islands dotting Mahone Bay. The island is 1.5 km (0.93 mi) long by 1 km (0.62 mi) wide and is roughly triangular in shape. It is separated from Big Tancook Island by the 1 km (0.62 mi) wide strait called "The Chops." It is located approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) off the Aspotogan Peninsula.

It is the second largest island in Mahone Bay after Big Tancook Island.

References

  1. ^ Sailing Directions for Nova Scotia, the Bay of Funday and Cape Breton Island. United States, n.p, 1967. 119.

44°28′20″N 64°8′1″W / 44.47222°N 64.13361°W / 44.47222; -64.13361