Where is Chester Basin, Nova Scotia located?

Chester Basin is located in Nova Scotia, Canada, at approximate coordinates 44.5668°, -64.3093°.

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Chester Basin

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Coordinates44.57°, -64.31°

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Overview

Within Nova Scotia, Canada, Chester Basin stands as a village. Coordinates of 44.567°, -64.309° situate Chester Basin in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The location receives about 1,287 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 50% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Chester Basin.

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History & geography

History

The basin was built between 1785 and 1795, opening in 1795 as the Chester and Ellesmere Basin, and was in area. The basin was used by canal boats which had entered the river at Ellesmere Port, as well as other small craft on the Mersey, The basin was filled in between 1928 and 1936, with some of the spoil excavated during the construction of the Queensway Tunnel.

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