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Sand Pond National Wildlife Area

43.8149° N, 65.8318° W

Sand Pond National Wildlife Area, Nova Scotia. 43.8149° N, 65.8318° W

National wildlife area, 5.31 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/ns/sand-pond-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.
  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources 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).

Sand Pond National Wildlife Area is a 5.31 km² national wildlife area 1 km east of Argyle Head, in Nova Scotia. It was established in 1978.

1 named lake lies in or along the park; the largest is Sand Pond (0.32 km²).

Area
5.31 km²
Established
1978
Named lakes
1

Sun and moon today

Civil dawn
7:01 a.m.
Sunrise
7:30 a.m.
Sunset
6:49 p.m.
Civil dusk
7:18 p.m.
Moonrise
6:20 a.m.
Moonset
6:07 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

FeatureArea
1Sand Pond0.32 km²

Rivers

Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.

Official record

Designation
National wildlife area
IUCN category
IV, Habitat/species management areaInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Canadian Wildlife Service, Atlantic Region

Names

  • Réserve nationale de faune du Lac-Sand PondFrench form