Lower Clarks Harbour, Nova Scotia

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Lower Clarks Harbour
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Location of Lower Clarks Harbour, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 43°25′54″N65°36′58″W / 43.431667°N 65.616111°W / 43.431667; -65.616111 [1]
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia
County Shelburne
Municipal district Barrington
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code 902
Access RoutesNova Scotia Route 330.svg Route 330

Lower Clarks Harbour is a community on Cape Sable Island in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of Barrington of Shelburne County. [2]

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Coordinates: 43°25′54″N65°36′58″W / 43.43167°N 65.61611°W / 43.43167; -65.61611 (Lower Clarks Harbour, Nova Scotia)