Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia

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Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia
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Location of Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 43°32′29″N65°44′00″W / 43.541389°N 65.733333°W / 43.541389; -65.733333 [1]
Country Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia
County Shelburne
Municipal district Barrington
Government
  TypeMunicipal Council
  WardenEddie Nickerson
Time zone UTC-4 (AST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code 902
Access RoutesNova Scotia 3.svg Trunk 3

Woods Harbour is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Barrington municipal district of Shelburne County. People from the Woods Harbour area are locally known as "Cockawitters" (or with local slang applying; "Cockawittas"). [2] [3] Cockerwit Passage is a body of water that leads to the mouth of Woods Harbour from the west. [4]

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References

  1. Nova Scotia Geographical Names: Central Woods Harbour
  2. Government of Nova Scotia website: Community Counts
  3. "Laurenandtristan.net - laurenandtristan Resources and Information".
  4. The Nova Scotia Atlas, 5th ed., Formac Publishing Co. Ltd., Halifax, NS, 2001, p. 86



Coordinates: 43°32′29″N65°44′00″W / 43.54139°N 65.73333°W / 43.54139; -65.73333 (Central Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia)