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Nova Scotia’s link to the Titanic tragedy

Halifax forever entwined by its response to the historic 1912 tragedy

By Stephen Jermanok

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  April 08, 2012

Cape Point, Newfoundland, was the closest land mass to the wreckage, but it was Halifax, 700 nautical miles to the west and the closest major seaport, that would play the most pivotal role in search and rescue operations.

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