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Burns Point
Shad Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
EntryShore
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp0–17°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Aug
About this site
Burns Point is a wall dive site near Shad Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is reached from the shore. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes lobsters, nudibranchs, seals, harbor seals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 0 to 17 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
American LobsterHomarus americanus
SaithePollachius virens
Shore CrabCarcinus maenas
Jonah CrabCancer borealis
MackerelScomber scombrus
Northern Sea UrchinStrongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Winter FlounderPseudopleuronectes americanus
Harbor SealPhoca vitulina
Nearby sites
- 1West Dover Govt Wharf0.6 km
- 2Polly Cove1.6 km
- 3Cranberry Cove4.0 km
- 4Prospect Wharf7.3 km
- 5Paddy's Head7.7 km
- 6Big Ledge12 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org