Fraser Settlement is a rural community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia in the Musquodoboit Valley.
Coordinates: 45°6′16.48″N62°58′23.84″W / 45.1045778°N 62.9732889°W
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