Mahone Bay

This article is about the water body. For the town, see Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.
Map highlighting Mahone Bay.

Mahone Bay is a bay on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada along the eastern end of Lunenburg County. The bay has many islands (potentially 365),[1] and is a popular sailing area. Since 2003 the Mahone Islands Conservation Association has been working to protect the natural environment of the bay. The bay and its islands contain a variety of habitats including forests, rocky shores, beaches, wetlands, and mudflats. Wildlife in the area include black guillemots, eagles, osprey, leach's storm petrels, puffins, razorbills, and great blue herons.[2]

  1. ^ Ernst, Michael; Lang, Sidney; MacDonald, Margaret; Rosbee, Jim; Wieser, Linda (2016-03-01). "Are there 365 islands in Mahone Bay?". mahoneislands.ns.ca. Mahone Islands Conservation Association. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  2. ^ "MICA: Mahone Islands Conservation Association - The Mahone Bay Islands Today". www.mahoneislands.ns.ca. Retrieved 2017-09-05.