First Stop, Halifax NS.

Hello again!!! Today, I was dragged through the city of Halifax, NS, with my evil family. Here's some information on the city:

Latitude and Longitude: 44°N, 63°W

Population: 360 000

Population Density: 1506.2

Landforms: Halifax Peninsula, Halifax Harbour.

Climate: Short warm summers. Long, cold winters.

Ecozone: Atlantic Maritime.

Closest National Park: Kejimkujik National Park.

Industries: Defences, Transportation, Fishing, Education, Health Care.

Tourism: Maritime Museum Of The Atlantic, Citadel, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax Harbour, Pier 21.

We started out the day by visiting the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site. It's just a big fort on top of Halifax hill, overlooking the harbour. The Citadel was a very significant symbol of Halifax's importance in the Naval defences of Canada. The fort was used by the Canadian Military during WW1 and WW2, but it was never attacked. The fort is uniquely shaped as a star, and took about 28 years to build. We explored that for about an hour, and then moved on to the Museum of Natural History.

The Museum of Natural History was also rather interesting. It is just a large museum explaining Nova Scotia's natural history. We visited an awesome exhibit about snakes and other venomous reptiles such as tarantulas and scorpions, and we toured an exhibit on meteors and their effects on planets and the universe. I must admit, it was better than I expected, and was kind of fun. But I won't admit it to my family for the sake of them telling me "We told you so" for the rest of my life.

Works Consulted:

Lat/Long: http://www.bcca.org/misc/qiblih/latlong_ca.html

Pop/Density: Textbook

Landforms: http://www.canadainfolink.ca

Climate: http://www.statcan.gc.ca

Ecozone: http://www4.agr.gc.ca

National Parks: http://maps.google.ca

Industries: http://www.wikipedia.org

Tourism: http://maps.google.ca

Picture and Map: http://www.johntomlinson.ca/NS/halifax.gif, https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6jHEp56H04AXnJMXboioaIBX8gWHZsivmymQaIB16QNt6yaS4OqlJSumYhzWXsz70-oY5G5My_1dYA2eclcj-hriwsq_rUQmsH1VWYT4WVXZzFqKTgfn8wdM78H8-MwBPYkOUclFXow/s400/HalifaxCitadelHill.jpg