Alba
Alba is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Inverness County on Cape Breton Island. The area was settled in 1828 by Scottish immigrants, and was referred to as Boom until 1893 when it received the name Alba.- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Also known as: “Alba, Nova Scotia”
Alba
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
45.92827° or 45° 55′ 42″ northLongitude
-61.00592° or 61° 0′ 21″ westElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
87QWWXHV+8JOpenStreetMap ID
node 2332606370OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Scottish Gaelic—“Alba” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Alba, Nova Scotia”
- Irish: “Alba”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Alba, Alba Nuadh”
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