In other places, glaciers moved boulders to new places. For example, at Mary Anne Falls, in the Cape Breton Highlands, there are large round boulders that are unlike any of the rocks around them. Glaciers moved them there from somewhere else.

Cape Breton Island also has many rivers and streams. The largest river is the Mira River. All these rivers help to drain water from the land into the sea.

Map Skills

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Finding Directions

North, South, East and West

North, south, east and west are directions. They are based on the sun.

north - the direction to your right, if you are facing the sunset. It also means any place toward the north compared to another place.
Example: Canada is north of the United States.

south - the direction to your left, if you are facing the sunset. It also means any place toward the south compared to another place.
Example: Cape Breton Island is further south than Greenland.

east - the direction you would be facing if you watched the sun rise. It also means any place toward the east compared to another place.
Example: His farm is 20 kilometres east of the city.

west - the direction you would be facing if you watched the sunset. It also means any place toward the west compared to another.
Example: Manitoba is to the west of Ontario.

Most maps, but not all maps, will have north at the top of the page, south on the bottom, east on the right and west on the left. There are often arrows on maps that tell you which way the direction are.

 
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