Aspotogan, Nova Scotia Explained

Aspotogan
Pushpin Map:Canada Nova Scotia
Pushpin Map Caption:Aspotogan in Nova Scotia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Type3:Municipal district
Subdivision Name2:Lunenburg
Subdivision Name3:Chester

Aspotogan is a small fishing community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Chester Municipal District on the Aspotogan Peninsula. There is a public wharf in Aspotogan Harbour.

Aspotogan is at the head of Aspotogan Harbour, which gets its name from the Mi'kmaq Ashmutogun or Ukpudeskakun meaning "block the passageway" or "where the seals go in and out".[1]

Transportation

Aspotogan is on the Lighthouse Route (Nova Scotia Route 329).

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: C. Bruce Fergusson. Place Names of Nova Scotia. 1967. 22. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. Halifax, Nova Scotia. 978-0-919302-90-7.