Folly Lake, Nova Scotia

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Folly Lake is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Colchester County .

45°33′14″N63°32′55″W / 45.55389°N 63.54861°W / 45.55389; -63.54861 (Folly Lake, Nova Scotia)

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