Where is Portree, Nova Scotia located?

Portree is located in Nova Scotia, Canada, at approximate coordinates 46.4004°, -60.9684°.

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Portree

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Coordinates46.40°, -60.97°

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Overview

Set in Nova Scotia, Canada, Portree is recorded in open geodata as a village. Coordinates of 46.400°, -60.968° situate Portree in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. The location receives about 1,177 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 46% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

History

In the 1700s, the town was a popular point of departure for Scots sailing to America to escape poverty. This form of use repeated during the famine in the 1840s. Both times, the town was saved by an influx of boats, often going between mainland Scotland and the Outer Hebrides, who used Portree's pier as a rest point. The town also began exporting fish at this time, which contributed greatly to the local economy. The Royal Hotel is the site of MacNab's Inn, the last meeting place of Flora MacDonald and Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1746.

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