Falkland Ridge

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Falkland Ridge
Settlement
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Falkland Ridge
Coordinates: 44°40′20.33″N64°51′25.57″W / 44.6723139°N 64.8571028°W / 44.6723139; -64.8571028
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Nova Scotia
County Annapolis
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code 902

Falkland Ridge is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County. [1]

Toponomy

The community is likely named for Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland, Governor of Nova Scotia from 1840 to 1846 or his wife Amelia Cary, Viscountess Falkland. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Falkland Ridge". Geographical Names Board of Canada . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. 1967. p. 204. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
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