Sable Island (French: île de Sable) is a small island situated 300 kilometres (190 mi) southeast of Halifax, Canada, and about 175 kilometres (109 mi) southeast of the closest point of mainland Nova Scotia in the Atlantic Ocean. It is a year-round home to approximately five people, with summer numbers swelled by tourists, scientists, and others. Notable for its Sable Island Ponies, the island is protected under the Canada Shipping Act, requiring permission from the Canadian Coast Guard to visit. Sable Island is part of District 13 of the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia. The island is also a protected National Park Reserve of Canada.
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Famous quotes containing the words sable and/or island:
“Miss Caswell: Now there’s something a girl could make sacrifices for.
Bill: And probably has.
Miss Caswell: Sable.
Max: Sable? Did she say sable or Gable?
Miss Caswell: Either one.”
—Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993)
“This island is made mainly of coal and surrounded by fish. Only an organizing genius could produce a shortage of coal and fish at the same time.”
—Aneurin Bevan (1897–1960)