Janvrin Island

{{Short description|Island in Nova Scotia, Canada}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox islands | name = Janvrin Island | image_name = | image_caption = | image_size = | locator_map = | native_name = | native_name_link = | nickname = | location = near Cape Breton Island | coordinates = {{Coord|45|32|N|61|09|W|type:isle}} | archipelago = | total_islands = | major_islands = Green Island, Jack's Island (Peninsula Point), Campbell Island | area_km2 = | rank = | highest_mount = | elevation_m = | country = Canada | country_admin_divisions_title = Province | country_admin_divisions = Nova Scotia | country_admin_divisions_title_1 = | country_admin_divisions_1 = | country_admin_divisions_title_2 = | country_admin_divisions_2 = | country_capital_city = | country_largest_city = Janvrin Harbour | country_largest_city_population = ~200 | country_leader_title = | country_leader_name = | population = 250 | population_as_of = | density_km2 = | ethnic_groups = Acadians, Germans | additional_info = }}

'''Janvrin Island''' is a Canadian island off the coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, in Richmond County. Janvrin Island, named for the family of John Janvrin,<ref name="dcb">{{cite DCB |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/janvrin_john_6E.html |title=Janvrin, John |first=Marc |last=Desjardins |volume=6 |accessdate=17 December 2011}}</ref> a merchant trader of Jersey, Channel Islands, is connected by a bridge to neighbouring Isle Madame.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/janvrin-s-island-bridge-repair-goes-smoothly-1.854091 | title=Janvrin's Island bridge repair goes smoothly | work=CBC News | date=21 September 2009 | accessdate=31 March 2014}}</ref> Janvrin Island was used by the Mi'kmaq Indians as a summer hunting ground and was especially prized for the white skinned deer who prospered there. For this reason, they called it "The Isle of the White Stag."

Janvrin Island is known to have some of the highest tides in the world, and evidence of the water erosion can be seen high up on the white cliffs on the island.

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==External links== *[http://www.janvrinsisland.ca/ Website]

{{NSRichmond}} {{Portal bar|Canada|Nova Scotia|Islands}} {{coord|45|32|8.4|N|61|10|22|W|region:CA_source:CGNDB_scale:50000|display=title}}

Category:Islands of Nova Scotia Category:Landforms of Richmond County, Nova Scotia