Beaver Harbour is a rural community on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Halifax Regional Municipality .
It is located on the Marine Drive, along Trunk 7 approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) east of Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia.
The community is located on the shores of Beaver Harbour, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean.
[1][2] The mi'kmaq name for the area was Kobelawakwemoode, translating to "beaver harbour".
[3][4] The land on which the community resides was part of a five thousand acre grant given to a surveyor on July 13, 1773.