Tangier, Nova Scotia
Tangier | |
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Rural Community | |
 Tangier Post Office | |
  Tangier Location within Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 44°47′59″N 62°42′0″W / 44.79972°N 62.70000°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Nova Scotia |
| Municipality | Halifax Regional Municipality |
| District | 1 |
| Government | |
| • Governing Council | Halifax Regional Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 230.777 km2 (89.103 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Canadian Postal code | B0J 3H0 |
| Telephone Exchange | 902 772 |
| Highways |  Trunk 7 |
| Part of a series about Places in Nova Scotia | |
Tangier is a small rural community on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, in the Halifax Regional Municipality, approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of Sheet Harbour, on Trunk 7. Tangier has a church and several private fishing wharfs. Trunk 7 runs through the community, as well as the Marine Drive. There are also a number of other minor roads, both paved and unpaved.
The name is most likely taken from the shipwreck of the schooner Tangier in 1830.[1]
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References
- ^ Hamiton, William Baillie (1996). Place Names of Atlantic Canada (illustrated, reprint ed.). University of Toronto Press. p. 407. ISBN 9780802075703. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
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