Main-à-Dieu, Nova Scotia

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Main-à-Dieu (population 240) is a community located in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality.

A fishing village, its coordinates are 46°00'N, 59°51'W. Its name in French means "Hand of God." A large lobster fishing fleet is homeported in the community and each spring at the start of lobster fishing season, the local parish priest holds a blessing of the fleet service dockside to pray for the safety of fishermen.

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Coordinates: 46°00′N, 59°51′W

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