Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia

Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia
Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia is located in Nova Scotia
Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia
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[1]
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
CountyShelburne
Municipal districtBarrington
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • WardenEddie Nickerson
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Area code902
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. People from the Woods Harbour area are locally known as "Cockawitters" (or with local slang applying; "Cockawittas").[2][3] Cockerwit Passage is a body of water that leads to the mouth of Woods Harbour from the west.[4]

  1. ^ Nova Scotia Geographical Names: Central Woods Harbour
  2. ^ Government of Nova Scotia website: Community Counts
  3. ^ "Laurenandtristan.net - laurenandtristan Resources and Information".
  4. ^ The Nova Scotia Atlas, 5th ed., Formac Publishing Co. Ltd., Halifax, NS, 2001, p. 86