Nova Scotia is a province in Canada with the following key facts: its provincial flag is a blue Saint Andrew's cross with a gold and red lion crest in the center and was the first provincial flag authorized in the Commonwealth in 1625; its provincial bird is the Osprey which was declared in 1994 and uses the same nests each year to hatch 2-3 eggs; its provincial flower is the Mayflower which was declared in 1901 and blooms white in early spring. The capital city of Nova Scotia is Halifax and there are over 942,500 people living in Nova Scotia as of 2010, with the majority being of British and French ancestry.

1. Nova Scotia,
Canada

2. Nova Scotia
• The Provincial Flag
• Blue Saint Andrew's cross with gold and red crest
of a lion in the center. In the 1625 it was the first
provincial flag in the commonwealth to be
authorized.

3. Provincial Bird
• The Osprey was made Nova Scotia's provincial
bird in 1994. The birds use the same nests
each year, hatching 2-3 eggs per year.

4. Provincial flower
• The mayflower was declared Nova Scotia's
provincial flower in 1901. This beautiful
flower blooms in early spring with white
blooms and light pink buds.

5. The Mayflower

6. Capital City of Nova Scotia
is Halifax.

7. Facts about Nova Scotia
• "Nova Scotia" means "New Scotland" in
Latin.
• capital city and largest city is Halifax 403,437 in 2010
• motto : " One defends and the other
conquers"

8. Facts continued
• There are 942,500 people living in Nova
Scotia.(2010)
• Over eighty percent are of British ancestry,
eighteen percent are of French ancestry
• People came from Britain, Western Europe, and
Southern Europe.

9. Facts continued
• The Vikings first visited around the year 990.
• Cool dry air from the interior mixes with warmer
wet air over the sea.
-Areas along the coast are milder and wetter
than the areas inland.
• The province is almost surrounded by water.