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Shearwater

Feature
Point
Name Shearwater
Toponymic Feature ID 11ba8f740a001204396729a9bb9ecb8b
Key CBVKV
Status Official
Concise Term UNP-Unincorporated place
Generic Term Community
Location Halifax
Province/Territory Nova Scotia
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 44° 37′ 55″ N, 63° 31′ 18″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 44.631835, -63.521592
NTS Map Number 011D12
Relevance at Scale 1:145 000
Decision Date 2009-02-10
Source Nova Scotia-Department of Internal Services
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