Halifax

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Halifax commonly refers to:Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Halifax, West Yorkshire, England Halifax (bank), a British bank

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Anthony Sherwood

Canadian actor

A

Art Cowie

Canadian politician

A

Art Donahoe

Canadian politician

Arthur Moren Boutillier

Canadian politician

A

Ashpan Annie

Halifax Explosion survivor

A

Augusta La Paix

radio broadcaster

Barbara Fris

Canadian soprano and actress

B

Barry Barnet

Canadian politician

Beamish Murdoch

Canadian politician (1800–1876)

B

Bert Hirschfeld

Canadian ice hockey player (1929-1996)

B

Beverley Busson

Canadian police commissioner

B

Bill Bissett

Canadian poet (born 1939)

B

Brandon Benedict

Canadian ice hockey centre

B

Brenton Spencer

Canadian film director

B

Brian Ahern

Canadian music producer, arranger

B

Brian MacLeod

Canadian musician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Nova Scotia

• Lakeside
  5.9 mi away
• Timberlea
  7.8 mi away
• Sackville Manor
  9.7 mi away
• Lower Sackville
  10 mi away
• Lake of the Woods
  10.1 mi away
• Duncans Cove
  10.5 mi away
• Ketch Harbour
  10.8 mi away
• Lucasville
  10.8 mi away
• Five Island Lake
  11.3 mi away
• Hubley
  11.4 mi away
• Sambro Head
  11.4 mi away
• Hammonds Plains
  11.5 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Halifax

Annals, North British Society, Halifax, Nova Scotia

North British Society of Halifax · 1969

Halifax, Nova Scotia, "the great Harbour"

John W. Regan · 1941

Halifax Nova Scotia

1994

Halifax, Nova Scotia

1986

City atlas of Halifax, Nova Scotia

H. W. Hopkins · 1878

Urban Planning Pamphlet

University of Western Ontario. Library. · 1901

Rules and catalogue of the Halifax Library

Halifax Library. · 1833

The Stevens of Halifax, Nova Scotia

Edmund Stevens · 1978

Search results from Open Library.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Halifax, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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