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Cowan Brook Nature Reserve

44.8871° N, 62.9346° W

Cowan Brook Nature Reserve, Nova Scotia. 44.8871° N, 62.9346° W

Nature reserve, 0.56 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/ns/cowan-brook-nature-reserve/, compiled October 9, 2026

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Cowan Brook Nature Reserve is a 0.56 km² nature reserve 8.9 km northwest of Ship Harbour, in Nova Scotia. It was established in 2014.

Area
0.56 km²
Established
2014

Conditions today

13.3 °C

Wind WSW 26 km/h

Observed at Beaver Island, as of 1:00 a.m. ADT

Tonight: Mainly cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers late this evening and after midnight. Clearing before morning. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 this evening then becoming west 20 overnight. Low 8.

Weather: Beaver Island (local forecast), as of 1:00 a.m. ADT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:50 a.m.
Sunrise
7:19 a.m.
Sunset
6:37 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:06 p.m.
Moonrise
6:08 a.m.
Moonset
5:55 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Official record

Designation
Nature reserve
IUCN category
IV, Habitat/species management areaInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change