Spanish Ship Bay, Nova Scotia
Spanish Ship Bay in Nova Scotia
Spanish Ship Bay is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipality of the District of Saint Mary's in Guysborough County.
Etymology
[edit]Spanish Ship Bay is said to have been so named because a Spanish galleon had run aground there, or because a headland nearby is shaped somewhat like a ship.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 637.
External links
[edit]- Spanish Ship Bay on Destination Nova Scotia
- Spanish Ship Bay war Memorial
- Spanish Ship Bay agriculture profile
45°1′38″N 62°1′40″W / 45.02722°N 62.02778°W
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