Spry Bay, Nova Scotia
Spry Bay | |
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  Spry Bay Location within Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates:44°50′N62°37′W/ 44.833°N 62.617°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Nova Scotia |
| Municipality | Halifax Regional Municipality |
| District | 2[1] |
| Founded | 1818[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Regional Council |
| • Governing Council | Halifax Regional Council |
| Time zone | UTC-4(AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3(ADT) |
| GNBCCode | CBKEJ[3] |
| Highways |  Trunk 7 |
| Part of a series aboutPlaces in Nova Scotia | |
Spry Bayis aruralcommunity on theEastern ShoreofNova Scotia,Canada,in theHalifax Regional Municipality.The community is situated along theMarine DriveonTrunk 7about 12 km (7.5 mi) southwest ofSheet Harbour, Nova Scotia.[4]The community extends around the shores of Tomlee Bay, an inlet of Spry Bay, itself an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean.[5][6]Themi'kmaqname for the area wasSebimkouaak,which translates to "extensive bog".[2]Dutch families settled across the bay in 1818, and their settlement was named Dutch Town.[2]The community is the home of the Spry Bay Campground and Cabins,[7]as well asTaylor Head Provincial Park.[8]The park contains sand beaches, 22 km (14 mi) of hiking trails and user facilities.
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References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^"Current Polling District Boundaries".Halifax Regional Municipality.Retrieved24 December2018.
- ^abcScott 2011,p. 245.
- ^"Spry Bay".Natural Resources Canada.Retrieved24 December2018.
- ^"Google Maps".Google.Retrieved22 March2019.
- ^"Tomlee Bay".Natural Resources Canada.Retrieved22 March2019.
- ^"Spry Bay".Natural Resources Canada.Retrieved5 December2016.
- ^"Spry Bay Campground & Cabins".Archived fromthe originalon 2015-10-06.Retrieved5 December2016.
- ^"Taylor Head Provincial Park"(PDF).Nova Scotia Provincial Parks. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2015-05-10.Retrieved5 December2016.
Bibliography
[edit]Scott, David (2011).Nova Scotia Place Names.DESPUB.ISBN978-0-9865370-1-1.