Aspotogan (/ˌæspəˈtoʊɡən/)[1] is a small fishing community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Chester Municipal District on the Aspotogan Peninsula. There is a public wharf in Aspotogan Harbour.
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  Aspotogan Aspotogan in Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 44°31′3.33″N 64°2′58.27″W / 44.5175917°N 64.0495194°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Nova Scotia |
| County | Lunenburg |
| Municipal district | Chester |
Aspotogan is at the head of Aspotogan Harbour, which gets its name from the Mi'kmaq Ashmutogun or Ukpudeskakun meaning "block the passageway" or "where the seals go in and out".[2]
Transportation edit
Aspotogan is on the Lighthouse Route (Nova Scotia Route 329).
References edit
- ^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
- ^ C. Bruce Fergusson (1967). Place Names of Nova Scotia. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-919302-90-7.
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