Advocate Harbour (2011 pop.: 826) is a rural community located in

Cumberland County, Nova Scotia Cumberland County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Cumberland was named in 1755 in honour of the Duke of Cumberland to replace Beausejour. The historic county was founded in 1759 when the English system of administration was ...

, Canada. The community is situated on Route 209 and has a small well-protected fishing harbour opening on the

Bay of Fundy The Bay of Fundy () is a bay between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with a small portion touching the U.S. state of Maine. It is an arm of the Gulf of Maine. Its tidal range is the highest in the world. The bay was ...

; the harbour dries at low tide. The community's economy is tied to the seasonal industries of fishing and tourism. The scenic Cape d'Or Lighthouse and

Cape Chignecto Provincial Park Cape Chignecto Provincial Park is a Canadian provincial park located in Nova Scotia. A wilderness park, it derives its name from Cape Chignecto, a prominent headland which divides the Bay of Fundy with Chignecto Bay to the north and the Minas Cha ...

attract tourists and hikers. Due to the extreme tidal range in this area it is also a well-known sea kayaking destination. The

coastal erosion Coastal erosion is the loss or displacement of land, or the long-term removal of sediment and rocks along the coastline due to the action of Wind wave, waves, Ocean current, currents, tides, wind-driven water, waterborne ice, or other impacts ...

creates sea stacks, caves and arches, and a long rocky beach with large amounts of driftwood is popular with beachcombers. The community is featured on the Fundy Shore Ecotour. Low-lying parts of the community are protected by a

seawall A seawall (or sea wall) is a form of coastal defense constructed where the sea, and associated coastal processes, impact directly upon the landforms of the coast. The purpose of a seawall is to protect areas of human habitation, conservation, ...

which was damaged by a storm in 2008. Some residents are prepared for 72 hours of isolation in the event of a storm that breaches the seawall, with supplies of food and bottled water. As of 2012, the seawall has been repaired and reinforced by construction crews. The reinforcements of the seawall are several piles of very large boulders within tidal range, and the seawall itself is reinforced with medium-sized boulders of the same nature. ClifsAtAtvocateHarbour.jpg, Cliffs of Cape Chignecto,

, by Advocate Harbour along the

in Nova Scotia File:NS CapedOr tango7174.jpg, Cape d'Or Lighthouse near Advocate Harbour, Nova Scotia File:Capechignectoprovpark.jpg, Cliffs of Cape Chignecto, taken from the entrance to

, Advocate Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada

References

External links

Advocate & District Development AssociationGoogle map of Advocate
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070929092926/http://ns1763.ca/cumberco/advocate-seahist.html Photographs of The Sea In Our History, Advocate Harbour {{NSCumberland Communities in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia