Mabou, Nova Scotia

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Coordinates: 46°04′19″N 61°23′30″W / 46.07194°N 61.39167°W / 46.07194; -61.39167

Mabou, Nova Scotia is located in Nova Scotia
Mabou, Nova Scotia
Mabou in Nova Scotia

Mabou is an unincorporated settlement in the Municipality of the County of Inverness on the west coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. The population in 2011 was 1,207 residents.[1] It is the site of the The Red Shoe pub, the An Drochaid Museum, and Glenora Distillers[2]

History[]

View of Mabou from the shore of the
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Mabou

The name Mabou is thought to derive from Mi'kmaq name Malabo, shortened from Malabokek, meaning "place where two rivers meet" (the Mabou and Southwest Mabou rivers). It is also thought to mean "Shining Waters" or "Sparkling Waters". In Scottish Gaelic it was called An Drochaid, meaning The Bridge.

During the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century Mabou's primary economic activity centered around a coal mine with several collieries located in the surrounding area. The Inverness and Richmond Railway opened in 1901 to connect the mines in Mabou and Inverness to wharves in Mabou and Port Hastings.

Mining activity ceased following World War II and the railway was abandoned during the late 1980s and is now a snowmobile and ATV trail. Today Mabou is primarily a fishing port for a small fleet of lobster boats. It also hosts a high school serving central Inverness County.

Geography[]

The community is located at the head of an inlet off the Gulf of St. Lawrence named "Mabou Harbour" and is surrounded by low mountains which are part of the Creignish Hills.

Climate[]

hideClimate data for Mabou (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.5
(61.7) 		15.0
(59.0) 		18.0
(64.4) 		23.0
(73.4) 		31.5
(88.7) 		33.0
(91.4) 		33.5
(92.3) 		35.5
(95.9) 		29.0
(84.2) 		24.5
(76.1) 		19.5
(67.1) 		16.5
(61.7) 		35.5
(95.9)
Average high °C (°F) −1.5
(29.3) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		2.1
(35.8) 		7.3
(45.1) 		14.3
(57.7) 		19.6
(67.3) 		23.3
(73.9) 		23.4
(74.1) 		18.8
(65.8) 		13.0
(55.4) 		7.3
(45.1) 		1.5
(34.7) 		10.6
(51.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −5.6
(21.9) 		−7
(19) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		3.1
(37.6) 		8.8
(47.8) 		13.9
(57.0) 		18.0
(64.4) 		18.1
(64.6) 		14.1
(57.4) 		9.0
(48.2) 		4.1
(39.4) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		6.0
(42.8)
Average low °C (°F) −9.6
(14.7) 		−11.6
(11.1) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		3.3
(37.9) 		8.1
(46.6) 		12.6
(54.7) 		12.9
(55.2) 		9.3
(48.7) 		5.0
(41.0) 		0.8
(33.4) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		1.5
(34.7)
Record low °C (°F) −25.5
(−13.9) 		−34.5
(−30.1) 		−26.0
(−14.8) 		−13.0
(8.6) 		−8.0
(17.6) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		1.5
(34.7) 		1.0
(33.8) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		−6.0
(21.2) 		−12.5
(9.5) 		−24.0
(−11.2) 		−34.5
(−30.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 82.7
(3.26) 		82.1
(3.23) 		77.0
(3.03) 		82.0
(3.23) 		77.0
(3.03) 		81.9
(3.22) 		85.9
(3.38) 		90.7
(3.57) 		124.3
(4.89) 		136.1
(5.36) 		137.2
(5.40) 		115.2
(4.54) 		1,171.9
(46.14)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 34.9
(1.37) 		38.0
(1.50) 		51.3
(2.02) 		72.1
(2.84) 		76.0
(2.99) 		81.9
(3.22) 		85.9
(3.38) 		90.7
(3.57) 		124.3
(4.89) 		135.9
(5.35) 		127.8
(5.03) 		70.2
(2.76) 		989.1
(38.94)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 47.9
(18.9) 		44.1
(17.4) 		25.7
(10.1) 		9.9
(3.9) 		1.0
(0.4) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.1
(0.0) 		9.3
(3.7) 		45.0
(17.7) 		182.9
(72.0)
Source: Environment Canada[3]

Navigator[]

References[]

  1. ^ NS Community counts
  2. ^ List of Canadian Whisky Distilleries at canadianwhisky.org Archived 2016-06-20 at the Wayback Machine website (which shows four single malt distilleries in Canada when conducting a search for "single malt").
  3. ^ "Mabou, Nova Scotia". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment Canada. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

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