Canso Coastal Barrens Wilderness Area
45.2723° N, 61.0726° W
Canso Coastal Barrens Wilderness Area, Nova Scotia. 45.2723° N, 61.0726° W
Wilderness area, 82.5 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/ns/canso-coastal-barrens-wilderness-area/, compiled October 9, 2026
- Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
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- 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).
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Canso Coastal Barrens Wilderness Area is a 82.5 km² wilderness area beside Dover, in Nova Scotia. It was established in 1998.
22 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Snyders Lake (0.86 km²).
- Area
- 82.5 km²
- Established
- 1998
- Named lakes
- 22
Conditions today
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:43 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:12 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:29 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 6:59 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:01 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:47 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Port Hawkesbury, as of 10:00 a.m. ADT
In the park
The 12 largest of 22 named lakes, ranked by area.
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snyders Lake | 0.86 km² |
| 2 | Big Branch Lake | 0.41 km² |
| 3 | Southwest Lake | 0.33 km² |
| 4 | Dover Lake | 0.3 km² |
| 5 | Admiral Lake | 0.29 km² |
| 6 | Charles Lake | 0.28 km² |
| 7 | Eastern Lookout Lake | 0.28 km² |
| 8 | Rocky Lake | 0.22 km² |
| 9 | Long Lake | 0.22 km² |
| 10 | Andrews Lake | 0.2 km² |
| 11 | Eastern Lake | 0.15 km² |
| 12 | Chain Lake | 0.15 km² |
Official record
- Designation
- Wilderness area
- IUCN category
- Ib, Wilderness areaInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change
Photos
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