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⇱ Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada


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Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada


Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Region:Nova Scotia, Canada
Latitude:45° 24' 20" N
Longitude:64° 19' 33" W
Lat/Long (dec):45.40567,-64.32585
Köppen climate type:Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Population:1,472 (2014)
Mindat Feature ID:6098717
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:6098717:4
GUID:0

Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Partridge Island, Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 22' 0" N64° 20' 17" W4.4km (2.7 miles)
West Bay Cliff, West Bay, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 22' 9" N64° 23' 22" W6.4km (4.0 miles)
Cape Sharp, West Bay, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 21' 55" N64° 23' 12" W6.5km (4.1 miles)
Swan Creek, Greenhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 22' 57" N64° 14' 54" W6.6km (4.1 miles)
Wasson Bluff, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 23' 30" N64° 14' 31" W6.7km (4.2 miles)
Clarke Head, Greenhill, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 22' 50" N64° 14' 27" W7.2km (4.5 miles)
McKay Head, Two Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 23' 46" N64° 12' 0" W9.9km (6.1 miles)
Amethyst Cove (Captain Kidd's Cove), Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 19' 14" N64° 23' 21" W10.7km (6.6 miles)
Cape Split, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 19' 45" N64° 28' 0" W13.9km (8.7 miles)
Cape Blomidon, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 15' 25" N64° 20' 53" W16.6km (10.3 miles)
Lynn Road barite occurrence, Lower Five Islands, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 26' 24" N64° 6' 50" W17.0km (10.5 miles)
Five Islands, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 22' 58" N64° 6' 11" W17.6km (10.9 miles)
Wards Brook, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 24' 23" N64° 33' 49" W18.6km (11.5 miles)
Lower Five Islands, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 24' 42" N64° 5' 11" W18.7km (11.6 miles)
Ross Creek (east), Ross Creek, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 14' 48" N64° 27' 20" W20.4km (12.7 miles)
Ross Creek, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 14' 43" N64° 27' 23" W20.5km (12.8 miles)
Woodworth Cove, Ross Creek, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 14' 40" N64° 27' 29" W20.7km (12.8 miles)
Five Islands, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 24' 43" N64° 3' 9" W21.3km (13.3 miles)
Eureka mine (Old barite mine; Duncan mine), Five Islands, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 26' 30" N64° 2' 38" W22.4km (13.9 miles)
New Brittain Road, Five Islands, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 26' 26" N64° 2' 3" W23.1km (14.3 miles)
Arlington quarry, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 12' 39" N64° 25' 59" W23.2km (14.4 miles)
Economy Mountain (Gerrish Mountain), Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 23' 54" N64° 0' 20" W25.0km (15.5 miles)
Cambridge Cove, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 12' 41" N64° 6' 43" W27.3km (17.0 miles)
Long Beach, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 13' 2" N64° 33' 14" W27.5km (17.1 miles)
Glenmont, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 10' 54" N64° 29' 35" W28.1km (17.5 miles)
Rainy Cove, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 13' 27" N64° 4' 13" W28.4km (17.6 miles)
Macumber mine, Cheverie, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 9' 18" N64° 11' 8" W30.0km (18.6 miles)
Cheverie, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 9' 24" N64° 10' 41" W30.0km (18.6 miles)
Stephens mine, Cheverie, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 9' 9" N64° 10' 53" W30.3km (18.8 miles)
Whale Cove, Walton, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada45° 14' 26" N64° 0' 12" W31.2km (19.4 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 20 km)


Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
CanadaCountry
Nova Scotia, CanadaProvince
Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, CanadaCounty
Parrsboro, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, CanadaCommunity
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Avalonia Terrane, North America PlateVolcanic Arc
Carolinia Domain, North America PlateDomain
Magdalen basin, North America PlateBasin
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Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Canada, Nova Scotia, Cumberland, Parrsboro42.7.103.2278.0.0
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