Iona, Nova Scotia

Unincorporated community in Nova Scotia, Canada
45°57′45″N 60°48′17″W / 45.96250°N 60.80472°W / 45.96250; -60.80472Country CanadaProvince Nova ScotiaCounty municipalityVictoria CountyTime zoneUTC-4 (AST) • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)Forward sortation areaArea code(s)902 and 782NTS Map011/F15GNBC CodeCARNE

Iona (Scottish Gaelic: Sanndraigh) is an unincorporated place in the Municipality of the County of Victoria, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is named after Iona in Scotland. It is at the western end of the Barra Strait Bridge, opposite Grand Narrows.

Iona was settled by Gaelic speaking immigrants from the Isle of Barra in 1802. It is the site of Highland Village Museum (An Clachan Gàidhealach) and the Rankin School of the Narrows.

A view of Iona in the early 1900s. St.Columba Church to the left, the Grand Narrows Bridge over the Barra Strait in the background.


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