Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia
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Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia | |
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  Location of Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 43°32′29″N 65°44′00″W / 43.541389°N 65.733333°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Nova Scotia |
| County | Shelburne |
| Municipal district | Barrington |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Warden | Eddie Nickerson |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Area code | 902 |
| Access Routes |  Trunk 3 |
Woods Harbour is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Barrington municipal district of Shelburne County.[2][dead link][3]
The number of residents is around 1227.[4]
The Mi'kmaq name for the area was Cockouquit, which was a word for duck.[5] Cockerwit Passage, leading into to the harbour, retains a version of the name.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Nova Scotia Geographical Names: Central Woods Harbour
- ^ Government of Nova Scotia website: Community Counts
- ^ The Nova Scotia Atlas, 5th ed., Formac Publishing Co. Ltd., Halifax, NS, 2001, p. 86
- ^ Lamson, C. (1994). The Sea Has Many Voices: Oceans Policy for a Complex World. School for Resource and Environnemental Studies. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-7735-1112-5. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ a b Hamilton, W.B. (1996). Place Names of Atlantic Canada. Place Names of Atlantic Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-8020-7570-3. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
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43°32′29″N 65°44′00″W / 43.54139°N 65.73333°W
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