Cape Breton Island lies between 45 and 47 degrees north latitude. It also lies between 59 and 61 degrees west longitude.

Map 1: Cape Breton Island in the World

How Big is Cape Breton Island?

Cape Breton Island is 175 kilometres (110 miles) long and 140 kilometres (87 miles) wide. It has an area of 10,600 square kilometres (6,625 square miles). Cape Breton Island is connected to mainland Nova Scotia by the Canso Causeway which is one kilometre (0.6 miles) long. The causeway is a man-made land and bridge link. The island’s beautiful coastline is more than 1,000 kilometres (650 miles) long. The coastline is an interesting mix of rocky shores, cliffs, narrow points of land and beaches.