Estmere, Nova Scotia

Last updated November 28, 2025

Estmere is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Victoria County on Cape Breton Island.^[1]^[2] It was named by an Act of Parliament in the year 1887; "mere" is a rare word meaning "a pond, pool or lakelet", and also an old Scottish word for the sea.^[3]

References

↑ "Estmere". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 6 October 2025.
↑ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 201. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
↑ Brown, Thomas J. (1922). Place-Names of the Province of Nova Scotia . Halifax, N.S.: Royal Print & Litho. p. 49 – via Wikisource. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

45°55′42″N60°58′32″W / 45.92833°N 60.97556°W / 45.92833; -60.97556 (Estmere, Nova Scotia)

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[cnbg-1] "Estmere". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 6 October 2025.

[names-2] Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, N.S.: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 201. Retrieved 6 October 2025.

[brown-3] Brown, Thomas J. (1922). Place-Names of the Province of Nova Scotia . Halifax, N.S.: Royal Print & Litho. p. 49 – via Wikisource. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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