Ingonish

Also known as Ingonish, Nova Scotia

thumb|right|Ingonish Harbour Ingonish is a popular tourist destination in Victoria County, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. The regional economy is tied to fishing and tourism. Tourist facilities include Cape Breton Highlands National Park, the Keltic Lodge, a year-round gravity sports facility, Ski Cape Smokey, and a public golf course, the Highlands Links.

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The entry is geolocated on the map in NS, across 2 mapped points.

Within Vinony's link graph, Ingonish is referenced by 130 other articles, and connects out to Environment and Climate Change Canada, Portuguese and geographic coordinate system.

It is catalogued under topics including Communities in Victoria County, Nova Scotia and Unincorporated communities in Nova Scotia.

Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality: Ingonish Beach
Region: Nova Scotia
Country: Canada
Population: 2,673
Timezone: America/Halifax

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Instance of: human settlement
Country: Canada
Located in: Victoria County
Image: NS Ingonish1 tango7174.jpg

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Commons category: Ingonish, Nova Scotia

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==History== The name may be from the Portuguese or Mi'kmaq languages. French explorer Nicolas Denys visited the area in the 1600s, and he made note of the area's potential as a base of operations for French fishing fleets having good fishing though a harsh coastline and no safe harbour.

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