Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia

Community in Nova Scotia, Canada
43°32′29″N 65°44′00″W / 43.541389°N 65.733333°W / 43.541389; -65.733333[1]Country CanadaProvince Nova ScotiaCountyShelburneMunicipal districtBarringtonGovernment
 • TypeMunicipal Council • WardenEddie NickersonTime zoneUTC-4 (AST) • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)Area code902Access 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. ^ "Laurenandtristan.net - laurenandtristan Resources and Information".
  4. ^ The Nova Scotia Atlas, 5th ed., Formac Publishing Co. Ltd., Halifax, NS, 2001, p. 86


Places adjacent to Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia
Upper Woods Harbour
Woods Harbour
Central Woods Harbour
Lower Woods Harbour


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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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