Cape Breton Island, a part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, lies at the northeastern tip of the province. The province, itself lies at the east –northeast side of the mainland Canada, touching the Gulf of St. Lawrence on its northern and western coasts.
The Cape Breton Island is separated from the larger Nova Scotia Island, by the Strait of Canso, a thin, strip of causeway, and is also connected to the mainland by the’ Canso Causeway’. Though, the island is situated in the Atlantic Ocean, its eastern side is the Northumberland Strait, while on the western front is situated the Cabot Strait.
Measuring a good 10,000 sq km, the island is the 75 largest in the world and Canada’s 18 largest. It is basically composed of rocky shores, glacial valleys, woodlands, plateaus and farmlands. Geologial studies have shown that the island may once have been part of the Scanadavian peninsula, millions of years ago.
Cape Breton is also famous locally for being the final resting place of the inventor of phone, Alexander Graham Bell and his wife.
After his successful invention of the telephone, Alexander, being quite wealthy, purchased some land, in the island, whose surroundings, reminded him of his homeland – Scotland. It is here, that he established his series of laboratories and worked with deaf people, one of whom was Helen Keller.
His newest inventions included the AEA Silver Dart, a powered flight; an iron lung; and the world’s first genetically modified sheep.
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