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.- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (130 feet)
- …is also known as “Afton, Nova Scotia”
- Description: human settlement in Nova Scotia, Canada
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Latitude
45.60785° or 45° 36′ 28″ north
Longitude
-61.71373° or 61° 42′ 49″ west
Open location code
87QWJ75P+4G
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“Afton” goes by many names.
AftonUzbek
Afton (Yangi Shotlandiya)Uzbek
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