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Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada


Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Sydney coalfield, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Region:Nova Scotia, Canada
Latitude:46° 14' 12" N
Longitude:60° 13' 3" W
Lat/Long (dec):46.23669,-60.21767
Köppen climate type:Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Population:7,312 (2010)
Mindat Feature ID:7303783
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:7303783:1
GUID:e2c9548c-5dbb-44a9-987d-30f1ff91aa6a
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Smelter, Sydney, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada46° 9' 14" N60° 11' 48" W9.3km (5.8 miles)
Point Aconi, Sydney coalfield, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada46° 18' 59" N60° 17' 53" W10.8km (6.7 miles)
Prince mine, Point Aconi, Sydney coalfield, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada46° 19' 5" N60° 18' 21" W11.3km (7.0 miles)
Scotch Lake quarry (George's River quarry; Dominion Coal and Steel Company quarry; Dominion Iron and Steel Company quarry), Scotch Lake, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada46° 11' 4" N60° 22' 15" W13.1km (8.2 miles)
Scotch Lake, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada46° 10' 52" N60° 22' 8" W13.2km (8.2 miles)
1-A mine, #26 Colliery, Glace Bay, Sydney coalfield, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada46° 12' 38" N60° 1' 0" W15.7km (9.8 miles)
1-B mine, #26 Colliery, Glace Bay, Sydney coalfield, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada46° 13' 14" N59° 58' 41" W18.5km (11.5 miles)
#26 Colliery, Glace Bay, Sydney coalfield, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada46° 13' 14" N59° 58' 41" W18.5km (11.5 miles)
Rifle Range Quarry, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada46° 7' 10" N60° 24' 26" W19.6km (12.2 miles)
Coxheath Cu-Mo-Au deposit, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada46° 5' 6" N60° 21' 15" W19.9km (12.3 miles)
Krumrine Quarry, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada46° 6' 51" N60° 24' 45" W20.3km (12.6 miles)
Glace Bay, Sydney coalfield, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada46° 11' 48" N59° 57' 25" W20.5km (12.8 miles)
Frenchvale quarry, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada46° 6' 15" N60° 24' 30" W20.8km (12.9 miles)
Gabarus Bay, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 53' 7" N60° 8' 2" W39.6km (24.6 miles)
Eagle Head (Deep Cove), Gabarus Bay, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 52' 46" N60° 6' 23" W40.6km (25.2 miles)
Baddeck, Victoria Co., Nova Scotia, Canada46° 5' 50" N60° 45' 24" W44.3km (27.5 miles)
Gabarus Bay ilvaite occurrence, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 50' 14" N60° 8' 16" W44.8km (27.9 miles)
McMillan Brook, Victoria Co., Nova Scotia, Canada46° 31' 6" N60° 38' 22" W45.1km (28.0 miles)
Enon Lake, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 48' 16" N60° 32' 31" W54.2km (33.7 miles)
Iona, Victoria Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 57' 39" N60° 48' 18" W54.7km (34.0 miles)
Bras D'Or Lake howlite locality, Iona, Victoria Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 56' 48" N60° 49' 44" W57.1km (35.5 miles)
Stirling Mine, Richmond Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 43' 59" N60° 25' 0" W58.0km (36.1 miles)
Little Narrows Gypsum Mine, Victoria Co., Nova Scotia, Canada46° 0' 22" N60° 55' 33" W60.3km (37.5 miles)
Cains Mountain Gypsum Cliffs, Victoria Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 57' 37" N60° 55' 54" W63.1km (39.2 miles)
Belle Marche gypsum mine, Cheticamp, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canada46° 37' 40" N60° 58' 5" W72.1km (44.8 miles)
Trout Brook, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canada46° 5' 55" N61° 8' 11" W72.4km (45.0 miles)
St. Rose, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canada46° 20' 48" N61° 11' 0" W75.2km (46.7 miles)
Evans Mine, St. Rose, Inverness Co., Nova Scotia, Canada46° 20' 17" N61° 11' 33" W75.8km (47.1 miles)
National Gypsum Company quarries, Dingwall, Victoria Co., Nova Scotia, Canada46° 53' 36" N60° 29' 2" W75.8km (47.1 miles)
Dingwall, Victoria Co., Nova Scotia, Canada46° 53' 55" N60° 28' 14" W76.1km (47.3 miles)
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View of the Cape Breton marble quarrying area, ca. 1914.

Smelter, Sydney, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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View of the Cape Breton marble quarrying area, ca. 1914.

Smelter, Sydney, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
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View of the Cape Breton marble quarrying area, ca. 1914.

Smelter, Sydney, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
CanadaCountry
Nova Scotia, CanadaProvince
Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, CanadaCounty
Sydney coalfield, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, CanadaCoal Field
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, CanadaIsland
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Ganderia Domain, North America PlateDomain
Sydney basin, North America PlateBasin

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Canada, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, Cape Breton42.7.101.2263.0.0
 
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