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