Sambro, Nova Scotia

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Sambro is a rural fishing community on the Chebucto Peninsula in the Halifax Regional Municipality, in Nova Scotia, Canada. Located on the Atlantic Ocean at the head of Sambro Harbour, the community is immediately west of the entrance to Halifax Harbour. Sambro is located at the end of Route 306. Sambro Island is located within the community southeast of the harbour and is home to the Sambro Island Lighthouse, the oldest operational lighthouse in the Americas (since 1758). It stands 62 feet on the top of the rocky island. The original lens from the lighthouse is on display at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax. Sambro Harbour also has a small pepperpot style lighthouse located at the harbour entrance.

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Sambro, Nova Scotia
West Pennant Road, Halifax Regional Municipality

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N 44.479444444444 °	E -63.608888888889 °

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West Pennant Road 32
B3V 1E9 Halifax Regional Municipality
Nova Scotia, Canada
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