Parrsboro Harbour is a Canadian harbour located in
Cumberland County Cumberland County may refer to:
Australia
* Cumberland County, New South Wales
* the former name of Cumberland Land District, Tasmania, Australia
Canada
*Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
United Kingdom
* Cumberland, historic county
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,
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...
.
Situated on the north shore of the
Minas Basin
The Minas Basin () is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy and a sub-basin of the Fundy Basin located in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is known for its extremely high tides.
Geography
The Minas Basin forms the eastern part of the Bay of Fundy which splits ...
at its western boundary, the harbour is fed by several fresh water sources:
*
Farrell River
Farrells River, formerly known as Parrsboro River, is a small river that flows south into an aboiteau on Parrsboro Harbour on the Minas Basin near the town of Parrsboro, Nova Scotia.
Miꞌkmaq summer encampments bordered the river near the curren ...
(through the Parrsboro Aboiteau)
* Mill Creek
* Whitehall Creek
The harbour is completely tidal, emptying at low tide. It is marked by a lighthouse on the west side of the harbour entrance.
The town of
Parrsboro
Parrsboro is a community located in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
A regional service centre for southern Cumberland County, the community is also known for its Parrsboro Harbour, port on the Minas Basin ...
sits on the shores of the harbour.
The harbour became a port of registry in 1850. In its peak years of the 1890s, over 1646 ships arrived and departed annually. Today it is regularly used by fishing vessels, a few recreational vessels and occasional visits by coastal freighters.
[Stanley Spicer ''Sails of Fundy: The Schooners and Square-riggers of the Parrsboro Shore'' (Hantsport, NS: Lancelot Press, 1984), p.14 and 15]
References
Ports and harbours of Nova Scotia
Geography of Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
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