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Tangier Grand Lake
Tangier Grand Lake is located in Nova Scotia
Tangier Grand Lake
Tangier Grand Lake
Location in Nova Scotia
Location Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Coordinates 44°53′18″N 62°49′01″W / 44.888369°N 62.816891°W / 44.888369; -62.816891
Type Glacial Lake
Primary outflows Three Rivers Lake, then Tangier River
Basin countries Canada
Max. length 6 kilometres (3.7 mi)
Max. width 4 kilometres (2.5 mi)
Average depth ~ 5 metres (16 ft)
Max. depth 30 metres (98 ft)
Surface elevation 60 metres (200 ft)
Islands Many islands, large and small, scattered throughout the lake

Tangier Grand Lake is a lake in the Halifax Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located near Mooseland, Nova Scotia.

Description

Tangier Grand Lake is full of islands, from the largest island, which is 600 metres (2,000 ft) long and 300 metres (980 ft) wide, to very small islands, scattered throughout the western and eastern arms. It is, for the most part, relatively shallow, but it has a relatively deep spot with a depth of approximately 30 metres (98 ft) in its centre. The lake is located on the Eastern Shore Granite Ridge, an area of 350-million year old granite bedrock.

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