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Cape d'Or (Cape of Gold)
Cape d'Or (Cape of Gold) Review
South of Cape Chignecto, Cape d'Orwas poetically but inaccurately named by explorer Samuel de Champlain: there's copper in them thar hills, not gold. The region was actively mined a century ago, and at nearby Horseshoe Cove you may still find nuggets of almost pure copper on the beach as well as amethysts and other semiprecious stones. Cape d'Or's hiking trails border the cliff edge above the Dory Rips, a turbulent meeting of currents from the Minas Basin and the Bay of Fundy punctuated by a fine lighthouse.
- Address: NS
- Location: Cape Chignecto and Cape d'Or
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