Editing Annapolis Valley (section)

==Geography==
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The valley measures approximately {{convert|126|km|mi}} in length from [[Annapolis Royal]] and the [[Annapolis Basin]] in the west to [[Wolfville]] and the [[Minas Basin]] in the east, spanning the counties of [[Digby County, Nova Scotia|Digby]], [[Annapolis County, Nova Scotia|Annapolis]] and [[Kings County, Nova Scotia|Kings]].

Some also include the western part of [[Hants County, Nova Scotia|Hants County]], including the towns of [[Hantsport]] and [[Windsor, Nova Scotia|Windsor]] even further to the east, but geographically speaking they are part of the [[Avon River (Nova Scotia)|Avon River]] valley.

The steep face of basaltic [[North Mountain (Nova Scotia)|North Mountain]] shelters the valley from the adjacent Bay of Fundy and rises over {{convert|260|m|ft}} in elevation near [[Lawrencetown, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia|Lawrencetown]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Atlas of Canada - Toporama |url=http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/toporama/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101617/http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/toporama/ |archive-date=2 April 2015 |access-date=13 March 2015 |website=Natural Resources Canada}}</ref> The granitic [[South Mountain (Nova Scotia)|South Mountain]] rises to a somewhat higher elevation and shelters the valley from the climate of the Atlantic Ocean approximately 100 kilometres further south on the province's [[South Shore (Nova Scotia)|South Shore]].

The shelter provided by these two mountainous ridges has produced a [[microclimate]] which provides relatively mild temperatures for the region and, coupled with the fertile glacial sedimentary soils on the valley floor, the region is conducive to growing vegetable and fruit crops.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.novascotia.com/eat-drink/eating-local|title=Nova Scotia Local Produce {{!}} Seafood {{!}} Lobster {{!}} Farmers' Markets {{!}} Locavore|work=Tourism Nova Scotia|access-date=3 March 2019|archive-date=4 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904120235/https://www.novascotia.com/eat-drink/eating-local|url-status=dead}}</ref> Particularly famous for its apple crop, the valley hosts in excess of 1,000 farms of various types, the majority being relatively small family-owned operations.

Within the valley itself are two major rivers, the [[Annapolis River]] which flows west from Caribou Bog in the central part of the valley into Annapolis Basin, and the [[Cornwallis River]] which flows east from Caribou Bog into Minas Basin. The North Mountain ridge forms the north side of the Annapolis Valley. Also flowing east, in two smaller valleys north of the Cornwallis River, are the Canard River and the Habitant River, both of which also flow into the Minas Basin.