Admiral Rock, Nova Scotia

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Admiral Rock
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Admiral Rock
Location within Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°10′13″N63°24′30″W / 45.17028°N 63.40833°W / 45.17028; -63.40833
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
ProvinceFlag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia
County Hants County
Municipality East Hants Municipality
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal Code
B0N
Area code 902
Telephone Exchange 259, 883
NTS Map011E03
GNBC CodeCAAIZ

Admiral Rock is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in East Hants Municipality in Hants County. [1] It is presumed to be named for Admiral Alexander Cochrane, [2] however it was also recorded in 1922 that the community was named for the presence of a rock with a "commanding appearance." [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Canadian Geographical Names Database". geonames.nrcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  2. ↑ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 2. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Nova Scotia GeoNAMES". NovaScotia.ca. Nova Scotia Government. Retrieved 2025-01-27.


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