Place details
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
Overview
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.