Atlantic Canada
Nova Scotia
Municipality of the District of Lunenburg

Back Shore

Back Shore is a beach in , . Back Shore is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Lunenburg Opera House and Lunenburg Town Hall.

Theater building
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The is a building within the UNESCO World Heritage Site in , , . In 1907, the land needed to build the Opera House was purchased by the Rising Sun Lodge of the International Order of Odd Fellows from C. is situated 3½ km south of Back Shore.

Town hall
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is situated 3 km south of Back Shore.

Historic building
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is a historic 18th-century house in , . It is a designated a National Historic Site of Canada, as well as a Provincially Registered Property under the provincial Heritage Property Act. is situated 3½ km south of Back Shore.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lunenburg and Mahone Bay.

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is a small fishing town in that was established in 1753. Its Old Town is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. UNESCO considers the site the best example of planned British colonial settlement in North America, as it retains its original layout and appearance of the 1800s, including local wooden vernacular architecture.

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is a village of 1,000 people along the of in Lunenburg County. Situated on the northwest shore of its namesake bay, it is a long-standing picturesque tourist destination.

Back Shore

Latitude
44.40632° or 44° 24′ 23″ north
Longitude
-64.30361° or 64° 18′ 13″ west
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
87PQCM4W+GH
Geo­Names ID
5889092
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