Caribou is a small rural community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.[1] it is populated by an estimated 103 people as of 2024.
Located on the Northumberland Strait northwest of the town of Pictou, Caribou is named after the Woodland Caribou which used to live in Nova Scotia.[2] Nearby geographic locations using the name include Caribou Harbour,[3] Caribou Island, Central Caribou and Caribou River.
Caribou became an important port after it was selected by the federal government in the late 1930s to be the Nova Scotia terminal for a seasonal ferry service to Wood Islands in eastern Prince Edward Island. The service, operated by Northumberland Ferries Limited since its inception in 1941, carries passenger, vehicle and truck traffic to Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island between May and December.Caribou also hosts a small passenger-only seasonal ferry service to Pictou Island, departing from the small craft fishing harbour adjacent to the NFL ferry terminal.
During August 2018, there were three consecutive tropical nights where the daily low temperature did not fall below 20.4°C[4] and 6 of the 31 days in that month were all tropical nights where the temperature did not fall below 20.1°C on any of these days.[5]