Basque Islands Nature Reserve
45.5801° N, 60.6437° W
Basque Islands Nature Reserve, Nova Scotia. 45.5801° N, 60.6437° W
Nature reserve, 0.06 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/ns/basque-islands-nature-reserve/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
- City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
- Air Quality Health Index observations and forecasts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).
Basque Islands Nature Reserve is a 0.06 km² nature reserve 3.3 km east of Point Michaud, in Nova Scotia. It was established in 2017.
- Area
- 0.06 km²
- Established
- 2017
Conditions today
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:41 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:11 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:27 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:57 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 5:59 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:45 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Port Hawkesbury, as of 9:00 a.m. ADT
Official record
- Designation
- Nature reserve
- IUCN category
- Ia, Strict nature reserveInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change