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Lake Ainslie

 

Lake Ainslie

Lake Ainslie on Cape Breton Island is the largest natural freshwater lake in Nova Scotia. The Northeast Margaree River starts at the lake and empties into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The lake is approximately 20 km long and averages 5 km in width.

A number of Bald Eagles nest around the lake.

The lake was named after George Robert Ainslie, the Lieutenant Governor of Cape Breton Island from 1816 to 1820, when Cape Breton became part of Nova Scotia.


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