Sable Island National Park Reserve is a Canadian national park reserve comprising Sable Island, 300 km southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and about 175 km southeast of the closest point of mainland Nova Scotia in the Atlantic Ocean. Notable for its feral horses, the Sable Island horse, the island is protected under the Canada National Parks Act, requiring permission from Parks Canada to visit. The establishment of the park reserve means that the island, and the surrounding area within 1 nautical mile, cannot be drilled for oil or natural gas. Sable Island became a National Park Reserve in June 2013, with the intention of becoming a national park once Indigenous Canadian land claims are settled.