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Chignecto National Wildlife Area

45.7923° N, 64.2527° W

Chignecto National Wildlife Area, Nova Scotia. 45.7923° N, 64.2527° W

National wildlife area, 4.32 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/ns/chignecto-national-wildlife-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).
  • Photographs, Wikimedia Commons contributors. Each photo carries its own licence (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA), credited where shown.

Chignecto National Wildlife Area is a 4.32 km² national wildlife area beside West Amherst, in Nova Scotia. It was established in 1982.

1 named lake lies in or along the park; the largest is Laytons Lake (0.11 km²).

Area
4.32 km²
Established
1982
Named lakes
1

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
5:59 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

1 low risk

Moncton, as of 5:00 a.m. ADT

In the park

FeatureArea
1Laytons Lake0.11 km²

Official record

Designation
National wildlife area
IUCN category
VI, Protected area with sustainable use of natural resourcesInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Canadian Wildlife Service, Atlantic Region

Photos

Chignecto National Wildlife Area 02
Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Chignecto National Wildlife Area 03
Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Names

  • Réserve nationale de faune ChignectoFrench form