Places like Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Newfoundland make up Atlantic Canada on the country's eastern seaboard. Beautiful scenery combined with abundant marine and terrestrial wildlife makes it an excellent region for exploring by road.
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Canada, Alaska & The Arctic
Humpback whale, Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick.
The Maritime Provinces are where Canada first met the wider world. The Vikings are known to have visited in the 8th century; British contact began in the late 15th century with the red-faced Beothuk tribes, while French Acadian settlers arrived in 1604. Later, the 1867 Act of Confederation, uniting several provinces as the Dominion of Canada, was signed in Prince Edward Island.
The region is awash with fascinating sites of historical significance, but it is also magnificently diverse in its scenery, flora and fauna.
In the fjords of Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland has perhaps some of the most dramatic scenery east of the Rockies, made even more striking by the huge icebergs that drift down the east coast on the Labrador Current.
New Brunswick is home to the idyllic pastoral lands of Acadia, world-beating salmon fishing on the Mirimichi River and the ruggedly beautiful Bay of Fundy.
Sleepy Prince Edward Island inspired ‘Anne of Green Gables’ and even now is a land of green fields, white beaches and rich red soils.
Nova Scotia, with its brightly coloured fishing villages, stacked lobster pots and strong maritime history still embodies the romance of the sea more than any other province.