10 less known destinations in Canada
The Canada offers an incredible choice of activities and tourist sites to visit whether in the city or in the middle of nature in national parks. The size of the territory allows you to have the embarrassment of choice. To get a different insight into this country, here is a list of 10 amazing islands and less known than you may consider exploring during your stay in the country of the caribou.
Entrance Island
Flickr – William (Bill or Liam) Cassidy
This island is located in the middle of the Gulf of St.Lawrence. All the inhabitants who live here are bound by blood and go to the same school.
George Island
Wikimedia – Jvienneau (www.avinova.ca)
This island was once used by the army to protect the city of Halifax in Nova Scotia. It is famous for its fortifications, underground tunnels, quarantine stations and prison camps, among others. If it is closed to the public the majority of the year, it can be visited on certain occasions.
Greenly Island
This island is located in the Gulf of St.Lawrence. Its inhabitants believe that there are ghosts in the island and it is not recommended for fear. It houses many species of birds.
Pictou Island
Flickr – Dennis Jarvis
A fact worth mentioning is that the island does not receive electricity from the farmland. The inhabitants of the island depend on solar energy and wind turbines. Even better, residents always depend on a modem internet connection and have a local web site which highlights the landscapes of the island.
Lennox Island
Near Prince Edward Island sandstone arches – Flickr – cadmanof50s
This island is located close to the famous Prince Edward Island. A Micmacs reserve occupies the entire island.
Harrington Harbour
Flickr – Robert Costain
It is a rocky island that can only be accessed by helicopter once winter comes. The island has approximately 300 inhabitants and is part of several other non-residential areas of the municipality of Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent.
Victoria Island
Source – list25.com
It is Canada’s second largest island and the ninth in the world, and it is also known as the island of the peninsulas . It is above the Arctic polar circle in the territories of Nunavut and the Northwest.
Island of Sable
Wikimedia - NASA
Sable Island (Sable Island) is 180 km from the southern part of Nova Scotia. On this island, there are more than 250 horses that can move freely and are protected by the Government of Canada from human intervention. This island is well known to also house migratory birds since 1977. The entire island has the status of a national park.
Toronto Islands
Flickr – Josh Evnin
The Toronto Islands Archipelago is located south of downtown Toronto, in Lake Ontario. There is the oldest stone building in Toronto, a lighthouse built in 1808. The archipelago is fully pedestrian and is the largest pedestrian area in North America. We can go visit them with boats.
Oak Island
Source: atlanticaoakisland.com
Oak Island (or Oak Island) is located in New Scotland and is one of the most interesting islands to visit in Canada. Indeed, it has an intriguing story linked to a treasure that has been hidden there for more than two centuries by pirates. Private property, you must have a permit to visit the island.
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