Home on the Range - Chezzetcook Air-to-Surface Weapons Range

摘要

CHEZZETCOOK INLET IS A LONG, NARROW, NORTH-SOUTH TRENDING BAY ON NOVA SCOTIA'S EASTERN SHORE. IT IS SITUATED SOME 12 MILES (19 KM) AS THE CROW FLIES NORTHEAST OF HALIFAX HARBOUR and, like much of the general area, is characterized by numerous drumlins - conspicuous rounded hills created by glaciers during the last Ice Age. The mouth of the inlet fronts on the Atlantic Ocean, and is defined by barrier beaches that connect several near-shore, partially submerged drumlins to the mainland. This combination of natural features was well suited to the establishment of a weapons range for HMCS Shearwater.