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How is the Halifax peninsula positioned between the inner and outer harbour basins?
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Skyline of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
The original city of Halifax occupies a rocky peninsula that is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) long and 2 miles (3.2 km) wide. This landform protrudes into the inlet, effectively dividing the harbour into an inner basinâknown as the Bedford Basinâand an outer basin.1