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![Fort Charlotte, 19th century fort as part of the Halifax Harbour Defence System](/web/20071126083202im_/http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/Parks_Images/images/GeorgesIsland1.jpg)
Georges Island, a small drumlin located in the middle of Halifax harbour, was shaped by glaciers which swept Nova Scotia thousands of years ago. Its strategic location and glacial till made it ideally suited to becoming the heart of the seaward defences for Halifax's important naval base.
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