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''For the [[English]] town of the same name see [[Halifax (Yorkshire)]]''
''For the [[English]] town of the same name see [[Halifax (Yorkshire)]]''
'''Halifax''' is the capital of the province of [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]]. The city was founded in 1748 in an excellent natural harbour, well protected from the elements, and at the time the French Navy--important, as the city was founded before the [[Seven Years War]]. Halifax was a vital link for the Allied war effort in both [[World War I]] and [[World War II]] as supply [[convoys]] to cross the [[Atlantic Ocean]] formed there. In 1917, the city was devastated by a huge explosion created by the collision of two ships, creating one of the largest explosions until the [[Trinity_(atomic_explosion)|Trinity Test]], the first atomic bomb. To honor the relief to the city from the people of [[Boston]] during the aftermath of the explosion, Halifax sends a Christmas tree to Boston every year.
'''Halifax''' is the capital of the province of [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]]. The city was founded in 1748 in an excellent natural harbour, well protected from the elements, and at the time the French Navy--important, as the city was founded before the [[Seven Years War]]. Halifax was a vital link for the Allied war effort in both [[World War I]] and [[World War II]] as supply [[convoys]] to cross the [[Atlantic Ocean]] formed there. In 1917, the city was devastated by a huge explosion created by the collision of two ships, creating one of the largest explosions until the first atomic bomb. To honor the relief to the city from the people of Boston during the aftermath of the explosion, Halifax sends a Christmas tree to Boston every year.
The population of Halifax in 2006 was 372,629. <ref> 2006 Canadian Census : [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=802&PR=12&S=0&O=A&RPP=25]</ref> The city now is the centre of government for Nova Scotia, as well as a major Canadian naval base, and a large intermodal port.
The population of Halifax in 2006 was 372,629. <ref> 2006 Canadian Census : [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=802&PR=12&S=0&O=A&RPP=25]</ref> The city now is the centre of government for Nova Scotia, as well as a major Canadian naval base, and a large intermodal port.
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
* [http://www.halifaxinfo.com/ Halifax Tourism Information)]
* [http://www.halifaxinfo.com/ Halifax Tourism Information)]
==Further reading==
* ''Frommer's Halifax'' by Carol Matthews and Allan Lynch (2003) [http://www.amazon.com/Frommers-r-Halifax-Carol-Matthews/dp/0470832223/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245292992&sr=1-4 excerpt and text search]
* MacDonald, Laura M. ''Curse of the Narrows: The Halifax Disaster of 1917'' (2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Curse-Narrows-Halifax-Disaster-1917/dp/0802715109/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245292992&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search]
==References==
==References==
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