Iona, Nova Scotia

Iona (Scottish Gaelic: Sanndraigh) is an unincorporated place in the Municipality of the County of Victoria, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is named after Iona in Scotland. It is at the western end of the Barra Strait Bridge, opposite Grand Narrows.

Iona
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 45°57′45″N 60°48′17″W
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County municipality	Victoria County
Time zone	UTC-4 (AST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (ADT)
Forward sortation area	B2C
Area codes	902 and 782
NTS Map	011/F15
GNBC Code	CARNE

Iona was settled by Gaelic speaking immigrants from the Isle of Barra in 1802. It is the site of Highland Village Museum (An Clachan Gàidhealach) and the Rankin School of the Narrows.

A view of Iona in the early 1900s. St.Columba Church to the left, the Grand Narrows Bridge over the Barra Strait in the background.