Stormont, Nova Scotia

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Stormont is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of Guysborough in Guysborough County.

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45°13′17.61″N61°44′7.74″W / 45.2215583°N 61.7354833°W / 45.2215583; -61.7354833 (Stormont, Nova Scotia)