Pictou

Pictou is a county in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Glasgow and Pictou.

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is a town in , in the province of , Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into , a sub-basin of the .

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is a small town of 3,200 people in County, on the north-western shore of a natural harbour. It is most well-known for its claim to be the birthplace of new Scotland after the landing of the first settlers to come to Nova Scotia directly from Scotland in 1773.

Town
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is a town in the province of , Canada. It is adjacent and to the south of the larger town of . In pioneer times the area was called Coal Mines Station, and from 1833 until 1889, it was known as Albion Mines.

Pictou

Latitude
45.5855° or 45° 35′ 8″ north
Longitude
-62.7283° or 62° 43′ 42″ west
Open location code
87QVH7PC+6M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6575609994
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
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