Chegoggin, Nova Scotia

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Chegoggin in Nova Scotia

Chegoggin is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Yarmouth Municipal District in Yarmouth County. [1] The name derives from a Mi'kmaq word. [2]

In 2000, Swedish archaeologist Mats Larsson of Lund University put forward a claim that Chegoggin is his prime candidate for the location of Leif Erikson's Vinland. Having explored up and down the coasts of Atlantic Canada, Larsson believes that Chegoggin best fits the description of Vinland as given in the Norse sagas. [3]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 122. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  2. ↑ Brown, Thomas J. (1922). Place-Names of the Province of Nova Scotia  . Halifax, N.S.: Royal Print & Litho. p. 33 – via Wikisource.
  3. ↑ Kevin Cox, "Uncovered: the 'real' Vinland", The Globe and Mail, Toronto, ON, June 10, 2000, p A9
  4. ↑ Janbazian, Rupen (2019-09-11). "Statue of Nurse who Rescued Thousands of Armenian Orphans to be Erected this Weekend". The Armenian Weekly . Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2023-05-03.

43°53′3.87″N66°6′29.41″W / 43.8844083°N 66.1081694°W / 43.8844083; -66.1081694 (Chegoggin, Nova Scotia)


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