Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia
Encyclopedia
Portuguese Cove is a rural
community in the Halifax Regional Municipality , Nova Scotia
on Route 349
on the Chebucto Peninsula
.
fishermen who for many years sailed in the summer months fishing
in the 18th century.
Rural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...
community in the Halifax Regional Municipality , Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
on Route 349
Nova Scotia Route 349
Route 349 is collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality and connects Armdale at the Armdale Traffic Circle with Sambro at Route 306 ....
on the Chebucto Peninsula
Chebucto Peninsula
The Chebucto Peninsula is a Canadian peninsula located in central Nova Scotia entirely within the Halifax Regional Municipality on the Atlantic coast....
.
History
The name comes from the PortuguesePortuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
fishermen who for many years sailed in the summer months fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
in the 18th century.