[NatureNS] Santalina Island?

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From:  John Sollows

date:  Aug. 16/09

I heard there was such an island (Thought it was St. Helena island) in 
Chebogue Harbour 50-odd years ago.  Understand they canned lobsters and 
other stuff.

It's now a shoal, completely inundated at high tide.

Sign of things to come?

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From: "P.L. Chalmers" <plchalmers@ns.sympatico.ca>
To: "NatureNS" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 7:52 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Santalina Island?


> Hi there,
>
> This isn't strictly a "nature" question, but I've found that good
> naturalists know their province and its geography better than most,
> so perhaps someone can help me.   An obituary in Wednesday's
> Chronicle Herald mentioned that a woman from southwestern Nova
> Scotia,  during the 40's or 50's,  had "worked as a cook for the
> lobster fishermen on Cook's Beach and Santalina Island".  The name
> struck me as it doesn't sound like a place in Nova Scotia at all.  I
> checked in the Nova Scotia Atlas, and found that Cook's Beach is near
> Pinkney's Point, Yarmouth County, but where is Santalina Island?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Patricia L. Chalmers
> Halifax
>


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