Woods Harbour is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Barrington municipal district of Shelburne County.[2][dead link‍][3]

The number of residents is around 1227.[4]

The Mi'kmaq name for the area was Cockouquit, which was a word for duck.[5] Cockerwit Passage, leading into the harbour, retains a version of the name.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Nova Scotia Geographical Names: Central Woods Harbour
  2. ^ Government of Nova Scotia website: Community Counts
  3. ^ The Nova Scotia Atlas, 5th ed., Formac Publishing Co. Ltd., Halifax, NS, 2001, p. 86
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b Hamilton, W.B. (1996). Place Names of Atlantic Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-8020-7570-3. Retrieved 26 January 2025.



43°32′29″N 65°44′00″W / 43.54139°N 65.73333°W / 43.54139; -65.73333 (Central Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia)


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Woods_Harbour,_Nova_Scotia
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