At Halifax, on the central part of the Atlantic coast, the average daily temperature in January is about 24 ☏ (–4.5 ☌), while in July the average daily temperature is nearly 66 ☏ (19 ☌). The Atlantic coastal regions experience the warmest winter and coolest summer temperatures. Nova Scotia has a modified continental climate that is greatly influenced by the proximity of the sea. In 2008 the Joggins Fossil Cliffs, which hold numerous fossils from the Carboniferous Period, were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. In a few pockets where clastic sedimentary rock, mostly sandstone, underlies the soil-as in the Annapolis Valley, along parts of the Northumberland Strait, and at Cobequid Bay-the land supports orchards and field crops. Podzolic soil dominates, with some gray wooded soil mainly along the Northumberland Strait. Most of the southern peninsula rests upon acidic granite, and a large part of Cape Breton Island is mountainous, forested terrain of acidic and metamorphic rock. Nearly nine-tenths of Nova Scotia’s landmass is unsuitable for agriculture. Many intruding heads of land make the lake’s 424 square miles (1,098 square km) a geographic complexity. The best-known of the lakes, Bras d’Or on Cape Breton Island, is saline, connected to the Atlantic Ocean through three short channels. More than 3,000 lakes and hundreds of short rivers and streams either have been impounded by or have cut through the irregularly high and low landscapes. The Cabot Trail highway west of Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia, Can. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.From tech to household and wellness products. This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.
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