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Coordinates: 44°40′20.33″N 64°51′25.57″W / 44.6723139°N 64.8571028°W / 44.6723139; -64.8571028 (Falkland Ridge, Nova Scotia)
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Falkland Ridge is located in Nova Scotia
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Falkland Ridge in Nova Scotia

Falkland Ridge is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County.[1]

The community is likely named for Lucius Cary, 10th Viscount Falkland, Governor of Nova Scotia from 1840 to 1846 or his wife Amelia Cary, Viscountess Falkland.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Falkland Ridge". Geographical Names Board of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. ^ Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. 1967. p. 204. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

44°40′20.33″N 64°51′25.57″W / 44.6723139°N 64.8571028°W / 44.6723139; -64.8571028 (Falkland Ridge, Nova Scotia)


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