Halifax topographic map
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The coastline is heavily indented, accounting for its length of approximately 400 km (250 mi), with the northern boundary of the municipality usually being between 50 and 60 km (31 and 37 mi) inland. The coast is mostly rock with small isolated sand beaches in sheltered bays. The largest coastal features include St. Margarets Bay, Halifax Harbour/Bedford Basin, Cole Harbour, Musquodoboit Harbour, Jeddore Harbour, Ship Harbour, Sheet Harbour, and Ecum Secum Harbour. The municipality's topography spans from lush farmland in the Musquodoboit Valley to rocky and heavily forested rolling hills. It includes a number of islands and peninsulas, among them McNabs Island, Beaver Island, Melville Island, Deadman's Island and Sable Island.
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Taylor Head Provincial Park
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County > Spry Bay
Taylor Head Provincial Park, 1000, Spry Bay, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, B0J 3H0, Canada
Average elevation: 13 m
Spry Bay
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Spry Bay, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 12 m
Terence Bay
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Terence Bay, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 18 m
Sable Island
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County > Sable Island
Sable Island, Sable Island National Park Reserve., Sable Island, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 0 m
Lochaber Mines
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Lochaber Mines, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 101 m
Clarkes Island
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County > Blind Bay
Clarkes Island, Blind Bay, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 11 m
Lakeside
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Lakeside, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 93 m
East Chezzetcook
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
East Chezzetcook, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, B0J 2L0, Canada
Average elevation: 21 m
Georges Island
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County > Halifax
Georges Island, Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 8 m
Elmsvale
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Elmsvale, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 111 m
Moser River
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Moser River, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, B0J 2K0, Canada
Average elevation: 56 m
Whites Lake
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Whites Lake, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 40 m
Sheet Harbour Passage
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Sheet Harbour Passage, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 5 m
Middle Sackville
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Middle Sackville, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 103 m
Upper Lawrencetown
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County > Lawrencetown
Upper Lawrencetown, Lawrencetown, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 29 m
Murphy Cove
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Murphy Cove, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 15 m
Murphys Lake
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County > Little Harbour
Murphys Lake, Little Harbour, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 11 m
Blue Mountain
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County > Hammonds Plains
Blue Mountain, Hammonds Plains, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 90 m
Herring Cove
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Herring Cove, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 28 m
Waverley
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Waverley, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 60 m
Peggys Cove
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Peggys Cove, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 1 m
Canoe Island
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County > Portuguese Cove
Canoe Island, Portuguese Cove, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, B3V 1L3, Canada
Average elevation: 26 m
Boutiliers Point
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Boutiliers Point, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 33 m
Briarwood
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County > Eastern Passage
Briarwood, Eastern Passage, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 22 m
Goffs
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Goffs, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 94 m
Sambro
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Sambro, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 15 m
Tangier
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Tangier, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, B0J 3H0, Canada
Average elevation: 22 m
Point Pleasant
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County > Halifax
Point Pleasant, Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, B3P 2H2, Canada
Average elevation: 15 m
Cooks Brook
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Cooks Brook, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, B0N 2H0, Canada
Average elevation: 64 m
Bedford
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Bedford, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 46 m
Head of St. Margarets Bay
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Head of St. Margarets Bay, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 86 m
Pleasant Valley
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Pleasant Valley, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 148 m
MacLellans Island
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County > East Chezzetcook
MacLellans Island, East Chezzetcook, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 11 m
Nelsons Point
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County > Terence Bay
Nelsons Point, Terence Bay, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, B3T 2B3, Canada
Average elevation: 2 m
Grand Lake
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Grand Lake, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 56 m
Malay Falls
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Malay Falls, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 75 m
Miller Mountian
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Miller Mountian, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, B2X 2T6, Canada
Average elevation: 64 m
Fergusons Cove
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Fergusons Cove, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 20 m
Bald Rock
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Bald Rock, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, B3V 1K9, Canada
Average elevation: 8 m
Springfield Lake
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County > Middle Sackville
Springfield Lake, Middle Sackville, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 115 m
Indian Harbour
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County > Indian Harbour
Indian Harbour, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 16 m
Bayside
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County > Bayside
Bayside, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 38 m
Prospect
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County > Prospect
Prospect, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 9 m
Fairview
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County > Halifax
Fairview, Fairview Estates, Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 63 m
Beaufort Drive Park
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County > Cole Harbour
Beaufort Drive Park, Forest Hills, Cole Harbour, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, B2W 5V4, Canada
Average elevation: 62 m
Dartmouth
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Dartmouth, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 45 m
Shearwater
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County
Shearwater, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, B0J 3A0, Canada
Average elevation: 26 m
Ship Harbour
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County > Ship Harbour
Ship Harbour, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 39 m
Grand Lake
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County > Grand Lake
Grand Lake, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 64 m
Dartmouth Common
Canada > Nova Scotia > Halifax County > Dartmouth
Dartmouth Common, Downtown Dartmouth, Dartmouth, Halifax Regional Municipality, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Average elevation: 27 m