Clark's Harbour
Clark's Harbour is a town on Cape Sable Island in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada, located in Shelburne County. The main industry is lobster fishing. Owing to this as well as the town's history as a fishing community, the town is noted as the birthplace of the Cape Islander fishing boat.
Clark's Harbour | |
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| Motto: Unity with Independence | |
Clark's Harbour Location of Clark's Harbour, Nova Scotia | |
| Coordinates: 43.4425°N 65.628889°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| County | Shelburne |
| Founded | 1773 |
| Incorporated | March 4, 1919 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Mayor | Rex Stoddard |
| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 2.82 km2 (1.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 725 |
| • Density | 257.3/km2 (666/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016-21) | 4.4% |
| • Dwellings | 399 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code(s) | B0W 1P0 |
| Area code | 902 (745) |
| Access Routes | Route 330 |
| Website | clarksharbour.com |
The community is the southernmost town in the province of Nova Scotia, and thus one of the southernmost towns in Canada, being located roughly on a parallel with Bilbao, Basque Country and just north of Rome.
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