Afton
Afton is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County. The area was settled by Irish farmers in the early 1800s. Afton is likely named after the poem "Flow Gently, Sweet Afton" by Robert Burns.- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Also known as: “Afton, Nova Scotia”
Afton
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
45.60785° or 45° 36′ 28″ north
Longitude
-61.71373° or 61° 42′ 49″ west
Elevation
39 metres (128 feet)
Open location code
87QWJ75P+4G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
“Afton” goes by many names.
- Uzbek: “Afton (Yangi Shotlandiya)”
- Uzbek: “Afton”
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