Corkums Island
Corkums Island is a village in Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Corkums Island is situated nearby to the village Masons Beach, as well as near First South.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic and Knaut–Rhuland House.
Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
Museum
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The Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic is a museum in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada, operating seasonally from mid-May through mid-October. The museum commemorates the fishing heritage of the Atlantic coast of Canada. Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic is situated 3½ km north of Corkums Island.
Knaut–Rhuland House
Historic building
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Knaut–Rhuland House is a historic 18th-century house in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a designated a National Historic Site of Canada, as well as a Provincially Registered Property under the provincial Heritage Property Act. Knaut–Rhuland House is situated 3½ km north of Corkums Island.
Lunenburg Opera House
Theater building
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The Lunenburg Opera House is a building within the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. 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. Lunenburg Opera House is situated 3½ km north of Corkums Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lunenburg.
Lunenburg
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Lunenburg is a small fishing town in Nova Scotia 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.
Corkums Island
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
44.34681° or 44° 20′ 49″ northLongitude
-64.32409° or 64° 19′ 27″ westElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
87PQ8MWG+P9OpenStreetMap ID
node 6219871794OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
5927884
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