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Duncans Cove Nature Reserve

44.5004° N, 63.5358° W

Duncans Cove Nature Reserve, Nova Scotia. 44.5004° N, 63.5358° W

Nature reserve, 3.69 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/ns/duncans-cove-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).

Duncans Cove Nature Reserve is a 3.69 km² nature reserve beside Portuguese Cove, in Nova Scotia. It was established in 2004.

Area
3.69 km²
Established
2004

Conditions today

12 °C

ClearWind W 21 km/h

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

Tonight: Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers this evening and after midnight. Clearing overnight. Wind south 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming southwest 20 gusting to 40 early this evening then becoming west 20 near midnight. Low 9.

Weather: Halifax (local forecast), as of 1:02 a.m. ADT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:52 a.m.
Sunrise
7:21 a.m.
Sunset
6:40 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:09 p.m.
Moonrise
6:11 a.m.
Moonset
5:57 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

Air Quality Health Index

2 low risk

Halifax, as of 3:00 a.m. ADT

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