(Redirected from St. Margaret\'s Bay, Nova Scotia)
'St. Margaret's Bay' is a
bay located on the
Atlantic coast of
Nova Scotia,
Canada at the western end of
Halifax County.
Opening south directly onto the Atlantic, its eastern shore is formed by the
Chebucto Peninsula and its western shore by the
Aspotogan Peninsula, while the head of the bay (the northern shore) is the main part of peninsular Nova Scotia. The bay's shores are mostly rocky, although the head of the bay offers several sandy beaches at Queensland, Black Point and Cleveland; another sandy beach exists on the western shore of the bay at Bayswater. St. Margaret's Bay is a
cruising destination for sailing yachts and its picturesque shorelines offer protection in many natural harbours, as well as anchorages in coves and near small islands.
A former military base,
CFS Mill Cove, is located at
Mill Cove, along the western shore.
On the evening of
September 2,
1998,
Swissair Flight 111 crashed approximately 53 nautical miles (98 km) southwest of
Halifax International Airport, roughly at the entrance to St. Margaret's Bay, equidistant from Peggy's Cove and Bayswater.
Communities
Eastern Shore
Along the
Chebucto Peninsula (from south to north):
★
Peggy's Cove
★
Indian Harbour
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Hackett's Cove
★
Glen Margaret
★
Seabright
★
French Village
★
Glen Haven
★
Tantallon
★
Whynacht's Point
★
Upper Tantallon
Northern Shore
Along the head of the bay (from east to west):
★
Allen Heights
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Todd's Island
★
Head of St Margaret's Bay
★
Mason's Point
★
Boutilier's Point
★
Ingramport
★
Black Point
★
Queensland
★
Hubbards
Western Shore
Along the
Aspotogan Peninsula (from north to south):
★
Fox Point
★
Mill Cove
★
Birchy Head
★
The Lodge
★
Northwest Cove
★
Southwest Cove
★
Aspotogan
★
Bayswater
Islands
★ Southwest Island
★ Horse Island
★ Shut-in Island
★ Croucher Island
★ Owls Head Island (connected to the mainland by a small bridge)
★ Moser's Island
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