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Amherst

Feature
Polygon
Name Amherst
Toponymic Feature ID 6a182ef8af4a11d892e2080020a0f4c9
Key CAAOO
Status Official
Concise Term TOWN-Town
Generic Term Town
Location Cumberland
Province/Territory Nova Scotia
Latitude - Longitude (DMS) 45° 50′ 0″ N, 64° 12′ 47″ W
Latitude - Longitude (decimal) 45.833392, -64.212968
NTS Map Number 021H16
Relevance at Scale 1:7 500 000
Decision Date 1937-11-02
Source Nova Scotia-Department of Internal Services
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