Community in Nova Scotia, Canada
| Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia | |
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| Community | |
  Location of Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 43°32′29″N 65°44′00″W / 43.541389°N 65.733333°W / 43.541389; -65.733333 | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Nova Scotia |
| County | Shelburne |
| Municipal district | Barrington |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Warden | Eddie Nickerson |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Area code | 902 |
| Access Routes |  Trunk 3 |
Woods Harbour is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Barrington municipal district of Shelburne County.
The number of residents is around 1227.
The Mi'kmaq name for the area was Cockouquit, which was a word for duck. Cockerwit Passage, leading into to the harbour, retains a version of the name.
See also
References
- Nova Scotia Geographical Names: Central Woods Harbour
- Government of Nova Scotia website: Community Counts
- The Nova Scotia Atlas, 5th ed., Formac Publishing Co. Ltd., Halifax, NS, 2001, p. 86
- Lamson, C. (1994). The Sea Has Many Voices: Oceans Policy for a Complex World. School for Resource and Environnemental Studies. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-7735-1112-5. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ Hamilton, W.B. (1996). Place Names of Atlantic Canada. Place Names of Atlantic Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-8020-7570-3. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
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