Environment

Sable Island is a crescent-shaped island located on the edge of the continental shelf in the northern Atlantic. It is approximately 290 kilometers from Halifax, Nova Scotia, at 44°N, 60°W.

This vegetated sandbar is approximately 42 kilometers long and measures only 1.3 kilometers at its widest point. At approximately 3,400 ha, the island is approximately seven times larger than McNabs Island in Halifax Harbour.

Fog, temperature, precipitation, wind, and storms.

Temperature, precipitation, sea levels, and weather events.

Origin, size, sediments, sand, and geography.

Freshwater lens, freshwater ponds, and Lake Wallace.