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Place nameNova Scotia
Other namesNova Scotia, Province of, Province de Nouvelle-Écosse, Nouvelle Écosse, Neuschottland, Nueva Escocia, Acadia, Acadie, NS
CountryCanada
Latitude45
Longitude-63
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
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Settled originally by Micmacs; first visited by Norse Vikings around 1000 BC; claimed for England by John Cabot late 15th cen.; settlers from France arrived 1605; Scottish colonists came after 1621; Treaty of Utrecht gave area to England 1713; French Acadians were deported to Louisiana by British.
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