Chignecto Isthmus Wilderness Area
45.9646° N, 64.0947° W
Chignecto Isthmus Wilderness Area, Nova Scotia. 45.9646° N, 64.0947° W
Wilderness area, 37.5 km². Scale bar on the map.
borealbound.ca/parks/ns/chignecto-isthmus-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.
- HydroLAKES v1.0, Messager et al. 2016 / WWF HydroSHEDS. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- 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).
Chignecto Isthmus Wilderness Area is a 37.5 km² wilderness area beside Tyndal Road, in Nova Scotia. It was established in 2008.
7 named lakes lie in or along the park; the largest is Long Lake (0.97 km²).
- Area
- 37.5 km²
- Established
- 2008
- Named lakes
- 7
Conditions today
Sun and moon
- Civil dawn
- 6:55 a.m.
- Sunrise
- 7:25 a.m.
- Sunset
- 6:41 p.m.
- Civil dusk
- 7:11 p.m.
- Moonrise
- 6:14 a.m.
- Moonset
- 5:58 p.m.
- Moon
- Waning crescent, 1% lit
Air Quality Health Index
1 low risk
Summerside (Wellington), as of 8:00 a.m. ADT
In the park
| Rank | Feature | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Lake | 0.97 km² |
| 2 | Round Lake | 0.78 km² |
| 3 | Mosleys Pond | 0.36 km² |
| 4 | Hackmatack Lake | 0.17 km² |
| 5 | Big Duck Lake | 0.13 km² |
| 6 | Sand Lake | 0.12 km² |
| 7 | Goose Lake | 0.1 km² |
Official record
- Designation
- Wilderness area
- IUCN category
- IV, Habitat/species management areaInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
- Managed by
- Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change