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Sable Island (French: île de Sable, literally "island of sand") is a small Canadian island situated 300 km (190 mi) southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and about 175 km (109 mi) southeast of the closest point of mainland Nova Scotia in the North Atlantic Ocean. The island is staffed year round by three federal government staff, rising during ...
- Sable Island is part of Halifax. Despite being located 290 km offshore from Halifax, Sable Island is part of the Halifax Region! In fact during 2017 provincial election, a polling station was set up for the Island’s hand full of voters for electoral district 27 Halifax Citadel – Sable Island.
- The Island is a lot bigger than you think. Often people ask if it’s possible to walk from one end of the thin crescent-shaped island to the other end.
- There are over 500 wild horses on Sable Island! After surviving centuries of harsh winters, the exact origins of the Sable Island Horse population are still unknown.
- The Sable Island horses were almost removed from the Island and turned into pet food!! In 1959, the Canadian government decided to remove the horses after a particularly harsh winter with the plan to turn most into pet food!
Sable Island is a remote and protected island off the coast of Nova Scotia, famous for its wild horses and shipwrecks. Learn how to visit, what to do, and how to respect the Mi'kmaw land and culture of Sable Island.
Learn how to access Sable Island, a remote and wild destination in the Atlantic Ocean, by air or by sea. Find out about visitor fees, services, facilities, weather, and more.
A fascinating island. Sable Island National Park Reserve is a wild and windswept crescent shaped island of sand, seemingly emerging out of nowhere amidst the great expanse of the North Atlantic. The forces of nature dominate all life here, past and present.
A wild and windswept island of sand sits far out in the North Atlantic, isolated and remote. The famous Sable Island wild horses roam freely, and the world’s largest breeding colony of grey seals oc...
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Sable Island is an island off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, and a Canadian national park reserve. It is a remote place without services that is hundreds of kilometres from anywhere else – there were only 806 visitors in 2022–23. It is inhabited only by researchers and feral horses.
