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Ingonish
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thumb|right|Ingonish Harbour Ingonish is a popular tourist destination in Victoria County, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. The regional economy is tied to fishing and tourism. Tourist facilities include Cape Breton Highlands National Park, the Keltic Lodge, a year-round gravity sports facility, Ski Cape Smokey, and a public golf course, the Highlands Links.
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- Ingonish Beach
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- Nova Scotia
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- Canada
- Population
- 2,673
- Timezone
- America/Halifax
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thumb|right|Ingonish Harbour Ingonish is a popular tourist destination in Victoria County, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. The regional economy is tied to fishing and tourism. Tourist facilities include Cape Breton Highlands National Park, the Keltic Lodge, a year-round gravity sports facility, Ski Cape Smokey, and a public golf course, the Highlands Links.
==History== The name may be from the Portuguese or Mi'kmaq languages. French explorer Nicolas Denys visited the area in the 1600s, and he made note of the area's potential as a base of operations for French fishing fleets having good fishing though a harsh coastline and no safe harbour.
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