Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia

Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia
Community
Location of Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 43°32′29″N 65°44′00″W / 43.541389°N 65.733333°W / 43.541389; -65.733333[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(s) 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. People from the Woods Harbour area are locally known as "Cockawitters" (or with local slang applying; "Cockawittas"). [2][3] Cockerwit Passage is a body of water that leads to the mouth of Woods Harbour from the west.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nova Scotia Geographical Names: Central Woods Harbour
  2. ↑ Government of Nova Scotia website: Community Counts
  3. ↑ http://www.laurenandtristan.net/4dec10update/p1529.htm
  4. ↑ The Nova Scotia Atlas, 5th ed., Formac Publishing Co. Ltd., Halifax, NS, 2001, p. 86



Coordinates: 43°32′29″N 65°44′00″W / 43.54139°N 65.73333°W / 43.54139; -65.73333 (Central Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia)

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