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Det franske skipet hadde like før kollidert med det norske lasteskipet DS «Imo» fra Sandefjord i det trange innseilingsområdet, the Narrows.
Halifax Harbour is one of the deepest ice-free natural harbours in the world.
Although never besieged, the city suffered from a disastrous Investment in infrastructure resulted in major increases in container handling and bulk cargo operations.
Native American people actually buried hatchets when making peace.
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Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.Coastal areas of Nova Scotia in the region of Halifax were inhabited seasonally by The settlement patterns and growth of Halifax were not similar to most colonial coastal Services for navy and army personnel were the mainstay of Halifax’s early economy, but its natural (and fortified) harbour was ideally situated for the trade between Britain, North America, and the Halifax continually served as a British army and navy base, one of the most heavily fortified outside Europe, until its dockyard and defenses were taken over by the Canadian government in 1906.
A major amalgamation and incorporation as Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) occurred in 1996 and united the City of Halifax, the City of Dartmouth, the Town of Bedford, and Halifax County Municipality within boundaries that include the original Halifax …
The damaged Exposition building in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, after the 1917 explosion.A thick cloud of smoke billowing over Halifax and nearby towns, such as Africville, in Nova Scotia, Canada, after a munitions ship exploded in the Halifax Harbour on December 6, 1917.This article was most recently revised and updated by The harbour was one of the Royal Navy's most important bases in North America, a centre for wartime trade and a home to privateers that harried the British Empire's enemies during the American Revolution, Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812.
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Eksplosjonen i Halifax skjedde 6. desember 1917 da byen Halifax i Nova Scotia, Canada ble sterkt skadet av en gigantisk eksplosjon i det franske lasteskipet SS «Mont-Blanc». By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox.
The community of Dartmouth lies on the north shore of the harbour, while Halifax is on the south shore. Halifax - Halifax - The contemporary city: Halifax’s harbour remains an important asset that facilitates commercial, industrial, and institutional activities.
Halifax and Dartmouth thrived during times of war.
Africville, African-Canadian village formerly located just north of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.Founded in the mid-18th century, Africville became a prosperous seaside community, but the City of Halifax demolished it in the 1960s in what many said was an act of racism after decades of neglect and the placement of undesirable services there.
Angus L. Macdonald Bridge at dusk, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Can.The Old Town Clock on Citadel Hill, Halifax, Nova ScotiaThe damaged Exposition building in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, after the 1917 explosion. Halifax explosion, also called Halifax explosion of 1917 or the Great Halifax Explosion, devastating explosion on December 6, 1917, that occurred when a munitions ship blew up in the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.