New Brunswick | |
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State | Canada |
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Capital | Fredericton |
Surface | 72,908 km² |
Inhabitants | 748.319 (2008) |
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New Brunswick (Nouveau Brunswick in French or New Brunswick in English) is one of the Atlantic provinces of the Canada.
To know
Territories and tourist destinations
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Map of New Brunswick
Urban centers
- Fredericton - Capital of New Brunswick, Fredericton has a compact historic center with period brick buildings that overlook the Saint John River and give it the area of a big village rather than a city. It has about 60,000 inhabitants and is home to the University of New Brunswick housed in a Georgian-style building.
- Bathurst
- Black Rock
- Edmundston — [1].
- Grand-Falls — [2].
- Hartland — [3][link not working].
- Miramichi
- Moncton - 153 km east of Saint John, Moncton is a provincial town along the road to the province of Nova Scotia and makes a good base for exploring Fundy National Park and Hopewell Rocks, the rocks that have assumed fanciful shapes as a result of tidal erosion.
- New Denmark
- Perth-Andover — [4].
- Plaster Rock — [5].
- Saint John — [6] A trading port on the Bay of Fundy, Saint John is New Brunswick's largest conurbation and also its largest industrial center.
- St. Andrew's
- Woodstock — [7].
Other destinations
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Dickson Falls, Fundy National Park
- Costa Acadiana
- Appalachian Mountains (Appalachian Range)
- Fundy National Park[8]
- Kouchibouguac National Park[9]
- Valley of the Miramichi river (Miramichi River Valley)
- Saint John River Valley (Saint John River Valley)
How to get
By plane
- Fredericton Airport (YFC)
- Moncton International Airport (YQM)
- Saint John Airport (YSJ)
- Bathurst Airport (ZBF)
- Charlo airport[link not working] (YCL)
- Chatham Airport (YCH)
- Gagetown Airport (YCX)
- St. Leonard Airport (YSL)
How to get around
On the train
By bus
- Acadian bus lines ( Acadian Lines Bus Service)
What see
"Hopewell Rocks" the rocks in the Bay of Fundy near Moncton eroded by the tides
- 1 Reversing Falls. These falls are characterized by a series of swirling rapids caused by the meeting of the waters of the Saint John with those of the Bay of Fund. A paradise for adventure lovers.
- 2 Hopewell Rocks. It is a series of rocks near Hopewell Cape from the pictorial form, the work of the great sculptress who is mother nature with her tides and winds.
- 3 Mount Carleton, 7612 Route 385, Saint-Quentin, ☎ 1 506 2350793, ☎ 1 800 561 0123. A remote and isolated mountain, much loved by adventurists and lovers of wild nature.
- 4 Old Sow. With a diameter of 75 meters, this water vortex is the largest in the Western Hemisphere. It is located off the coast of Deer Island
- Fundy National Park (near the city of Alma). Covered by forests and bordered by the ocean, this 207 km² park offers many possibilities for those who love direct and often extreme contact with nature.
- Kouchibouguac National Park. On the shores of the Northumberland Strait, the park is a natural habitat for bears and a large number of protected species. You can stay overnight at the campsite or simply visit it in the course of a day.
- Roosevelt Campobello International Park. President Roosevelt used to go to this park between 1921 and 1936. South of the Island of Campobello, there is also the islet on which the former American president was born.
- Grand Falls (http://new-brunswick.net/new-brunswick/grfalls/).
What to do
- [link previously not working]World Pond Hockey Championships.
- [link not working]Fiddles on the Tobique. Annual fiddling and rowing event on the beautiful Tobique River.
At the table
Safety
Other projects
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