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Mersey River

The Mersey River, formerly known as Rivière Rossignol by the Acadians, is a river in , . It is named after the in , .
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Photo: Linglingsan, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hank Snow Home Town Museum and Fort Point Lighthouse.

Museum
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lighthouse
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a lighthouse located on the Mersey River outside the town of in the province of . First erected in 1832, it served as a navigational aid for local sailors and fishermen until 1954, when it was taken out of operation.

School
is a secondary school located in , , . LRHS is part of the South Shore Regional School Board and is the only high school in the town of Liverpool.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Liverpool.

Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, the "Port of the Privateers", is an historic town in Queens County on the of .

Mersey River

Latitude
44.04166° or 44° 2′ 30″ north
Longitude
-64.72936° or 64° 43′ 46″ west
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
87PQ27RC+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3536763339
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Geo­Names ID
6072389
Wiki­data ID
Q1922086
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Satellite Map

Discover Mersey River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Mersey River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Mersey”
  • Cebuano: “Mersey River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ميرسى”
  • French: “rivière Mersey”
  • French: “Rivière Mersey”
  • German: “Mersey River (Nova Scotia)”
  • German: “Mersey River”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Mersey”
  • Italian: “Mersey (fiume Canada)”
  • Italian: “Mersey”
  • Japanese: “マージー川”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Abhainn Mersey, Alba Nuadh”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Abhainn Mersey”
  • Swedish: “Mersey River”
  • Welsh: “Afon Mersey”
  • “Mersey”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cobb Park and Pine Grove Park.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mersey River”. Photo: Linglingsan, Public domain.