Stewiacke

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Stewiacke
Nickname : Halfway between the North Pole and the Equator
Location in Nova Scotia
Stewiacke (Nova Scotia)
Stewiacke
Stewiacke
State : CanadaCanada Canada
Province : Nova Scotia
County: Colchester County
Coordinates : 45 ° 9 ′  N , 63 ° 21 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 9 ′  N , 63 ° 21 ′  W
Height : 100  m
Area : 17.67 km²
Residents : 1438 (as of 2011)
Population density : 81.4 inhabitants / km²
Time zone : Atlantic Time ( UTC − 4 )
Postal code : B0N
Area code : +1 902
Foundation : 1906
Mayor : Wendy Robinson
Website : www.stewiacke.net
town hall
town hall

Stewiacke is a small town in Colchester County in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia . The place has 1438 inhabitants (2011).

geography

Stewiacke is located at the confluence of the Stewiacke River and Shubenacadie River . Halifax is about 50 kilometers southwest . The connecting roads Prince Edward Island Route 2 and Prince Edward Island Route 102 run through Stewiacke.

history

The area of ​​today's Stewiacke was inhabited hundreds of years ago by the Mi'kmaq Indians . The name of the place was spoken by these Ah-seed-ee-a-waac , ie "place where the sand moves" (English: place where the sands move ). The first settlers built their houses there from 1839. The official founding of the Town of Stewiacke took place on August 11, 1906.

Today's residents are convinced that their city is exactly halfway between the North Pole and the equator , which are both 4985 kilometers away. They therefore give the place the nickname Halfway between the North Pole and the Equator .

In 1991, bones of a mastodon ( Mammut americanum ) were found during mine work about ten kilometers south of Stewiacke . For the occasion, the Mastodon Ridge amusement center with a mastodon sculpture was built as a tourist attraction.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistics Canada - Census Stewiacke 2011
  2. ^ History
  3. ^ Midway between the North Pole and the Equator
  4. ↑ Attractions
  5. ↑ Mastodon sculpture

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