Amherst
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Amherst is a town in northwestern Nova Scotia, Canada, known historically as a regional industrial and transportation hub.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amherst, Nova Scotia | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| areaCode |
782
ⓘ
902 ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Atlantic provinces of Canada ⓘ |
| countySeatOf | Cumberland County, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceToHalifax | approximately 200 kilometres ⓘ |
| distanceToMoncton | approximately 65 kilometres ⓘ |
| economicHistory | important manufacturing centre in late 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ |
| governingBody | Amherst Town Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Amherst Regional High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Victorian-era architecture
ⓘ
historic downtown core ⓘ |
| hasHealthcareFacility | Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
regional industrial hub
ⓘ
regional transportation hub ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | Mayor ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cumberland County, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northwestern Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bay of Fundy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northumberland Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Isthmus of Chignecto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | New Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Moncton, New Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestProvincialCapital | Halifax, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIndustry |
manufacturing
ⓘ
transportation services ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix | B4H ⓘ |
| province | Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railService | served by Canadian National Railway mainline ⓘ |
| railStation | Amherst railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Maritimes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionalFunction | commercial centre for surrounding rural communities ⓘ |
| role | regional service centre for Cumberland County ⓘ |
| servedByHighway |
Nova Scotia Highway 104
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nova Scotia Highway 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Trans-Canada Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settlementType | town ⓘ |
| timezone | Atlantic Standard Time ⓘ |
| timezoneDST | Atlantic Daylight Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportationRole | gateway between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick ⓘ |
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