Port Clyde, Nova Scotia Explained

Port Clyde
Settlement Type:Community
Pushpin Map:Nova Scotia
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Port Clyde, Nova Scotia
Pushpin Mapsize:275
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Type3:Municipal district
Subdivision Name3:Shelburne
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2006
Timezone:AST
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:ADT
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Coordinates Footnotes:[2]
Coordinates:43.605°N -65.4681°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:B0W 2S0
Area Code:902
Blank Name:Access Routes

Port Clyde is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Shelburne Municipal District of Shelburne County.[3]

The community was a notable producer of wooden sailing ships in the Age of Sail, including the schooner Codseeker which survived a famous shipwreck just after she was built in 1877.

See also

External links




43.605°N -65.4681°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=1201001&Geo2=PR&Code2=12&Data=Count&SearchText=Barrington&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=12&B1=Custom&Custom=1000,8000 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Barrington Municipal District, Nova Scotia
  2. http://142.176.62.102/scripts/esrimap.dll?name=nsplacenames&cmd=4&zoomcons=1&action=zoomToPlace&objid=24006&prov=false Nova Scotia Geographical Names: Port Clyde
  3. http://www.gov.ns.ca/finance/communitycounts/geogpage.asp?p=com&gtype=Community&acctype=&gnew=&table=&chartid=&mapid=&dcol=&ptype=geo&gview=3&sub=&tid= Government of Nova Scotia website: Community Counts