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Sable Island is a remote sand island with no permanent residents, yet hundreds of wild horses roam freely across its shifting dunes

More than 300 kilometres off the coast of Nova Scotia lies one of Canada's most extraordinary natural landscapes. Sable Island, a narrow crescent of shifting sand in the Atlantic Ocean, is unlike any ...

In 1971, a Canadian art student visited a fogbound island to draw wild horses; she stayed nearly 50 years studying its wildlife, and Sable became a national park reserve

In 1971, Zoe Lucas arrived on Sable Island as a young art student, drawn by its remote landscape and wild horses. What began ...
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Archeologists on Sable Island uncover key evidence pointing to 1812 triple shipwreck

A partial shipwreck discovered on Sable Island two years ago is believed to be the remains of a speedy Bermuda sloop that was loaded with rum when it sank during the War of 1812, archeologists say.
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How sand mining is eroding rivers, livelihoods and cultures

Sand underpins everything from skyscrapers to smartphones. Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ingredient in concrete, while high-purity silica sand is essential for making the ...