Big Island, Nova Scotia

Big Island, Nova Scotia is a peninsula located in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Prospector Robert Henderson of Big Island brought the first gold out of the Klondike in 1896, leading indirectly to the Klondike Gold Rush.[1]

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  1. ^ Tappan Adney, The Klondike Stampede, New York: Harper and Brothers, 1900, pp. 277-287

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45°39′45″N 62°25′31″W / 45.6625°N 62.4253°W / 45.6625; -62.4253