Louis Head, Nova Scotia

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Louis Head is a community in the Municipal District of Shelburne in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on the Lighthouse Route.

Coordinates: 43°45′0″N65°1′1″W / 43.75000°N 65.01694°W / 43.75000; -65.01694

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