Pictou
Pictou is a small town of 3,200 people in Pictou County, Nova Scotia 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 with about 3,110 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (150 feet)
- …is also known as “Pictou, Nova Scotia”
- Description: town in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Latitude
45.6777° or 45° 40′ 40″ north
Longitude
-62.7082° or 62° 42′ 30″ west
UN/LOCODE
CA PTO
Open location code
87QVM7HR+3P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Urdu—“Pictou” goes by many names.
PictouAsturian
PictouAtikamekw
PictouCatalan
PictouCebuano
皮克图Chinese
PictouCzech
PictouDutch
PictouEstonian
Baile PhictouIrish
Baile PhiogtoIrish
PictouIrish
PiogtoIrish
PictouItalian
ピクトーJapanese
ピクトウJapanese
ピクトゥーJapanese
پیکتوPersian
PictouPolish
Pictou (miasto)Polish
ПиктуRussian
Baile PhictouScottish Gaelic
Baile PhiogtoScottish Gaelic
PictouScottish Gaelic
PiogtoScottish Gaelic
PictouSlovenian
PictouSwedish
ПіктуUkrainian
پیکٹوUrdu
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