Advocate Harbour (2011 pop.: 826) is a rural community located in

Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Cumberland County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. History The name Cumberland was applied by Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Monckton to the captured Fort Beauséjour on June 18, 1755 in honour of the third son of King George I ...

, Canada. The community is situated on Route 209 and has a small well-protected fishing harbour opening on the Bay of Fundy; the harbour dries at low tide. The community's economy is tied to the seasonal industries of fishing and tourism. The scenic

Cape d'Or Cape d'Or is a headland located near Advocate, Cumberland County, on the Bay of Fundy coast of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The cape marks the north point of the entrance to the Minas Basin. Cape d'Or is a continuation of the North ...

Lighthouse and

Cape Chignecto Provincial Park Cape Chignecto Provincial Park is a Canadian provincial park located in Nova Scotia. A wilderness park, it derives its name from Cape Chignecto, a prominent headland which divides the Bay of Fundy with Chignecto Bay to the north and the Minas Ch ...

attract tourists and hikers. Due to the extreme tidal range in this area it is also a well-known sea kayaking destination. The

coastal erosion Coastal erosion is the loss or displacement of land, or the long-term removal of sediment and rocks along the coastline due to the action of waves, currents, tides, wind-driven water, waterborne ice, or other impacts of storms. The landwa ...

creates sea stacks, caves and arches, and a long rocky beach with large amounts of driftwood is popular with beachcombers. The community is featured on the

Fundy Shore Ecotour The Fundy Shore Ecotour is a former scenic drive and network of tourist destinations in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia and encircles several sub-basins of the Bay of Fundy, which contains the highest tidal range on the planet. The Fundy Sh ...

. Low-lying parts of the community are protected by a

seawall A seawall (or sea wall) is a form of coastal defense constructed where the sea, and associated coastal processes, impact directly upon the landforms of the coast. The purpose of a seawall is to protect areas of human habitation, conservation ...

which was damaged by a storm in 2008. Some residents are prepared for 72 hours of isolation in the event of a storm that breaches the seawall, with supplies of food and bottled water. As of 2012, the seawall has been repaired and reinforced by construction crews. The reinforcements of the seawall are several piles of very large boulders within tidal range, and the seawall itself is reinforced with medium-sized boulders of the same nature. ClifsAtAtvocateHarbour.jpg, Cliffs of Cape Chignecto,

, by Advocate Harbour along the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia File:NS CapedOr tango7174.jpg,

Lighthouse near Advocate Harbour, Nova Scotia File:Capechignectoprovpark.jpg, Cliffs of Cape Chignecto, taken from the entrance to

, Advocate Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada

References

External links

Advocate & District Development AssociationGoogle map of Advocate
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070929092926/http://ns1763.ca/cumberco/advocate-seahist.html Photographs of The Sea In Our History, Advocate Harbour {{Subdivisions of Nova Scotia Communities in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia