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August 16, 2016

Top 10 Places in Canada to Dip Your Toes in the Ocean

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BY: Jennifer Whyte

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Canada has the longest coastline in the world, and we’re responsible for 2.76 million square kilometres of ocean! Canada is truly a maritime nation, and we’ve got the beautiful beaches to prove it. Here are just a few of the incredible spots to enjoy Canada’s vast coastline. Leave a comment to share which one is your favourite, or recommend a spot you feel should be on the list.

 

Singing Sands, Basin Head Provincial Park, PEI

Long Beach, Tofino, British Columbia 

long beach, Tofino, British Columbia

Ingonish Beach, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

Ingonish beach, Nova Scotia

Hopewell Rocks, The Rocks Provincial Park, New Brunswick 

Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick

Havre-aux-Maisons, Îles de la Madeleine, Quebec

Madeleine, Quebec

Hornby Island, British Columbia

Hornby Island British Columbia

Shallow Bay Beach, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland

Shallow Bay Beach, Newfoundland

Apex Beach, Nunavut 

Apex beach Nunavut

Kitsilano Beach, Vancouver, British Columbia 

Kitsilano Beach Vancouver

Parlee Beach, Parlee Beach Provincial Park, New Brunswick 

Parlee Beach, New Brunswick

 

 

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