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Bras d'Or Lake

Feature
Polygon
Name Bras d'Or Lake
Toponymic Feature ID 79f20c32af5011d892e2080020a0f4c9
Key CAEYO
Status Official
Concise Term LAKE-Lake
Generic Term Lake
Location Cape Breton; Richmond; Victoria; Inverness
Province/Territory Nova Scotia
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 45° 51′ 37″ N, 60° 46′ 44″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 45.860392, -60.778889
NTS Map Number 011F15
Relevance at Scale 1:5 000 000
Decision Date 1953-04-02
Source Nova Scotia-Department of Internal Services
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