Aspotogan ()
is a small
fishing
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community in the
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
province of
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
, located in the
Chester Municipal District on the
Aspotogan Peninsula
The Aspotogan Peninsula () is a peninsula in the eastern part of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, separating St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, St. Margarets Bay in the east from Mahone Bay in the west. The peninsula was ...
. There is a public wharf in Aspotogan Harbour.
Aspotogan is at the head of Aspotogan Harbour, which gets its name from the
Mi'kmaq
The Mi'kmaq (also ''Mi'gmaq'', ''Lnu'', ''Miꞌkmaw'' or ''Miꞌgmaw''; ; ) are a First Nations people of the Northeastern Woodlands, indigenous to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces and the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec as well as the northe ...
''Ashmutogun'' or ''Ukpudeskakun'' meaning "block the passageway" or "where the seals go in and out".
Transportation
Aspotogan is on the
Lighthouse Route
The Lighthouse Route is a scenic roadway in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It follows the province's South Shore for from Halifax to Yarmouth.
List of Highways Numbered
* Trunk 3
* Highway 103
* Route 309
* Route 329
* Route 330
* ...
(
Nova Scotia Route 329
Route 329 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
It is located in Lunenburg County and connects East River at Trunk 3 with Hubbards at Trunk 3.
It runs around the perimeter of the Aspotogan Peninsula.
Communities
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References
External links
Aspotogan on Destination Nova Scotia
Communities in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
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