Summary for Big Harbour Island

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Typical Abbreviation: Big Hbr. Is.

Time Zone: Big Harbour Island lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

Telephone Area Codes: 902 & 782<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Big Harbour Island:

Lat: 45.864200° (or 45°51'51" N)

Lon: -60.942800° (or -60°56'34" W)

About Nova Scotia

Websites for Province of Nova Scotia

Official Website: https://novascotia.ca/

Tourism: https://www.novascotia.com/travel-info

Parks: https://parks.novascotia.ca/

Fishing: https://novascotia.ca/fish/

Hunting: https://novascotia.ca/natr/hunt/

Footnotes ...

<1>

When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 902 code has been Overlayed with the 782 area code. New phone numbers in the Big Harbour Island area will be assigned with one of these codes: 902 or 782. As a result, placing a call in the Big Harbour Island area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).

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Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Big Harbour Island, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.