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Big Tancook and Little Tancook, Nova Scotia
The ferry MV William G Ernst, leaving Chester, NS after boarding passengers for Little Tancook Island.

Little Tancook Island is a Canadian island located off the coast of Nova Scotia. The island is one of the 365 islands dotting Mahone Bay. The island is 1.5 km (0.93 mi) long by 1 km (0.62 mi) wide and is roughly triangular in shape. It is separated from Big Tancook Island by the 1 km (0.62 mi) wide strait called "The Chops." It is located approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) off the Aspotogan Peninsula.

It is the second largest island in Mahone Bay after Big Tancook Island.

References

  1. Sailing Directions for Nova Scotia, the Bay of Funday and Cape Breton Island. United States, n.p, 1967. 119.

44°28′20″N 64°8′1″W / 44.47222°N 64.13361°W / 44.47222; -64.13361

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