Petit-de-Grat
Petit-de-Grat is a small Acadian community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Richmond County on Petit-de-Grat Island. Its name comes from the Basque word "dégrat" which means "fishing station" or "whaling station".- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Nova Scotia, Canada
- Also known as: “Petit-de-Grat, Nova Scotia”
Petit-de-Grat
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude
45.51343° or 45° 30′ 48″ north
Longitude
-60.96387° or 60° 57′ 50″ west
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
United Nations Location Code
CA PGR
Open location code
87QXG27P+9F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Petit-de-Grat” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Petit-de-Grat, Nova Scotia”
- French: “Petit-de-Grat”
- Irish: “Petit-de-Grat”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cimetiēre Ētoile De La Mer Cemetery and Petit De Grat Library.
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