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The Cape Breton Highlands commonly called the Highlands refer to a highland or mountainous plateau of ancient rock across the northern part of Cape Breton Island in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.Considered an extension of the Appalachian mountain chain the Highlands comprise the northern portions of Inverness and Victoria counties.The Highlands are surrounded by water with the Atlantic Ocean on the east the Cabot Strait to the north and east the Gulf of St.