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Official geographical names data are provided by the federal, provincial and territorial naming authorities of the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC).

Content advisory: The Canadian Geographical Names Database contains historical terminology that is considered racist, offensive and derogatory. Geographical naming authorities are in the process of addressing many offensive place names, but the work is still ongoing. For more information, please contact the GNBC Secretariat.

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Feature typePopulated Place
Province/TerritoryNova Scotia
Name Location Province/Territory Generic Term Status
Halifax Halifax Nova Scotia Metropolitan Area Official
Yarmouth Yarmouth Nova Scotia Town Official
Annapolis Royal Annapolis Nova Scotia Town Official
Truro Colchester Nova Scotia Town Official
Windsor Hants Nova Scotia Community Official
Arichat Richmond Nova Scotia Community Official
Clark's Harbour Shelburne Nova Scotia Town Official
Shelburne Shelburne Nova Scotia Town Official
Guysborough Guysborough Nova Scotia Community Official
Stewiacke Colchester Nova Scotia Town Official
Liverpool Queens Nova Scotia Community Official
Canso Guysborough Nova Scotia Community Official
Springhill Cumberland Nova Scotia Community Official
Amherst Cumberland Nova Scotia Town Official
Dartmouth Halifax Nova Scotia Metropolitan Area Official
Middleton Annapolis Nova Scotia Town Official
Meteghan Digby Nova Scotia Community Official
Antigonish Antigonish Nova Scotia Town Official
Port Hawkesbury Inverness Nova Scotia Town Official
Parrsboro Cumberland Nova Scotia Community Official
Bridgewater Lunenburg Nova Scotia Town Official
Sherbrooke Guysborough Nova Scotia Community Official
New Glasgow Pictou Nova Scotia Town Official
Louisbourg Cape Breton Nova Scotia Community Official
Chéticamp Inverness Nova Scotia Community Official
Lunenburg Lunenburg Nova Scotia Town Official
Digby Digby Nova Scotia Town Official
Inverness Inverness Nova Scotia Community Official
Kentville Kings Nova Scotia Town Official
Sydney Cape Breton Nova Scotia Metropolitan Area Official
Upper Musquodoboit Halifax Nova Scotia Community Official
Sandy Point Shelburne Nova Scotia Community Official
Upper Vaughan Hants Nova Scotia Community Official
Kemptown Colchester Nova Scotia Community Official
Jordan Falls Shelburne Nova Scotia Community Official
Noel Hants Nova Scotia Community Official
Shubenacadie Hants Nova Scotia Community Official
Deep Brook Annapolis Nova Scotia Community Official
Port Hastings Inverness Nova Scotia Community Official
South Harbour Victoria Nova Scotia Community Official
Lake Echo Halifax Nova Scotia Community Official
Aylesford Kings Nova Scotia Village Official
Joggins Cumberland Nova Scotia Community Official
Pomquet Antigonish Nova Scotia Community Official
Riverport Lunenburg Nova Scotia Community Official
Brighton Digby Nova Scotia Community Official
Cape George Antigonish Nova Scotia Community Official
Lockeport Shelburne Nova Scotia Town Official
New Harbour Guysborough Nova Scotia Community Official
Baddeck Victoria Nova Scotia Village Official
North East Point Shelburne Nova Scotia Community Official
New Minas Kings Nova Scotia Village Official
Abercrombie Pictou Nova Scotia Community Official
Merigomish Pictou Nova Scotia Community Official
St. Margaret Village Victoria Nova Scotia Community Official
Lower Woods Harbour Shelburne Nova Scotia Community Official
Havre Boucher Antigonish Nova Scotia Community Official
Margaretsville Annapolis Nova Scotia Community Official
Mavillette Digby Nova Scotia Community Official
Petit-de-Grat Richmond Nova Scotia Community Official
St. Peter's Richmond Nova Scotia Village Official
Chester Lunenburg Nova Scotia Village Official
Boutiliers Point Halifax Nova Scotia Community Official
Northport Cumberland Nova Scotia Community Official
Pugwash Cumberland Nova Scotia Village Official
Herring Cove Halifax Nova Scotia Community Official
Creignish Inverness Nova Scotia Community Official
Berwick Kings Nova Scotia Town Official
Hunts Point Queens Nova Scotia Community Official
Freeport Digby Nova Scotia Village Official
Wedgeport Yarmouth Nova Scotia Community Official
Centreville Kings Nova Scotia Community Official
Mount Uniacke Hants Nova Scotia Community Official
Monastery Antigonish Nova Scotia Community Official
Bridgetown Annapolis Nova Scotia Community Official
Eastern Passage Halifax Nova Scotia Community Official
Tatamagouche Colchester Nova Scotia Village Official
Martins River Lunenburg Nova Scotia Community Official
Scots Bay Kings Nova Scotia Community Official
Port Bickerton Guysborough Nova Scotia Community Official
Brookfield Colchester Nova Scotia Community Official
Timberlea Halifax Nova Scotia Community Official
Cross Roads Country Harbour Guysborough Nova Scotia Community Official
Saulnierville Digby Nova Scotia Community Official
Fox Point Lunenburg Nova Scotia Community Official
Economy Colchester Nova Scotia Community Official
Mabou Inverness Nova Scotia Community Official
New Ross Lunenburg Nova Scotia Community Official
New Germany Lunenburg Nova Scotia Community Official
Mushaboom Halifax Nova Scotia Community Official
Dover Guysborough Nova Scotia Village Official
Brooklyn Queens Nova Scotia Community Official
Sheet Harbour Halifax Nova Scotia Community Official
Sambro Halifax Nova Scotia Community Official
East Jeddore Halifax Nova Scotia Community Official
Salmon River Colchester Nova Scotia Community Official
Ingonish Beach Victoria Nova Scotia Community Official
West Wentworth Cumberland Nova Scotia Community Official
Grande Anse Richmond Nova Scotia Community Official
Whycocomagh Inverness Nova Scotia Community Official
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