Long Pond (Herring Cove, Nova Scotia)
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| Location | Herring Cove, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 44°34′39″N 63°34′39″W / 44.5774°N 63.5776°W |
Long Pond is a lake in Herring Cove, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[1] It is used both for swimming in the summer[2] and skating in the winter.[3] The lake is famous for being the “birthplace of hockey." Long ago, children from Windsor, Nova Scotia created the game now known as hockey and played it at Long Pond. The lake is now holds the annual Long Pond Heritage Classic tournament.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Long Pond". Geographical Names Board of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "HRM - Real Property - Ice Thickness Testing". Archived from the original on 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Long Pond Beach". www.halifax.ca. Retrieved 2024-05-18.