St. Georges Bay is a bay with shore on the

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and

Cape Breton Island Cape Breton Island (, formerly '; or '; ) is a rugged and irregularly shaped island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The island accounts for 18.7% of Nova Scotia's total area. Although ...

, Canada, thus comprising a sub-basin of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The bay measures approximately wide at its mouth, between Cape George in the west, and Black Point in the east. Its western shore measures approximately in length from the northern tip of Cape George south to the entrance to Antigonish Harbour. Its southern shore measures approximately in length from the entrance to Antigonish Harbour through to the

Strait of Canso The Strait of Canso (also Gut of Canso or Canso Strait, also called Straits of Canceau or Canseaux until the early 20th century) separates mainland Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island, in eastern Canada. It is a channel approximately 27 kilometer ...

at East Havre Boucher. The eastern shore measures approximately from Heffernan Point north to Black Point. St. Georges Bay marks the northern end of the Strait of Canso, one of three outlets for the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is a busy coastal shipping route on account of the

Canso Canal The Canso Canal is a short canal located in Nova Scotia, Canada. Canal location The Canso Canal is in the Strait of Canso, on the eastern side of the Canso Causeway, a rock-fill causeway which opened in 1955 to carry a 2-lane highway and a si ...

; the

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maintains a

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(VTS) for the bay called "Canso Traffic" with separation schemes defining sea lanes on nautical charts.

Islands

Islands within the bay include from northeast to south to northwest: * Port Hood Island * Henry Island

Communities

Communities along the shoreline of St. Georges Bay include (from northwest to south to northeast): ;Antigonish County *

Ballantynes Cove Ballantyne's Cove is a community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada, lying on a small cove of the same name at the north-western end of St. George's Bay. The community and cove are named for one of its early settlers, David Ballantyne ...

* Cape George * Lakevale * Morristown * Antigonish Harbour *

Antigonish Antigonish ( ; ) is a town in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada. The town is home to St. Francis Xavier University and the oldest continuous Highland games outside Scotland. It is approximately 160 kilometres (100 miles) northeast of Hal ...

* Greenwold *

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* Southside Antigonish Harbour * Pomquet * Bayfield * Afton * Tracadie *

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Linwood Linwood may refer to: Places Many of the place names for Linwood come from the presence of linden trees. Australia * Linwood, South Australia *Linnwood, Guildford, 11-35 Byron Road, Guildford, New South Wales Canada * Linwood, Ontario * Linwood, ...

Havre Boucher Havre Boucher is a community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Description The village takes its name from "Havre Boucher", a natural harbour that opens onto St. George's Bay to the north. The community has expanded from its origina ...

; Inverness County * Craigmore * Judique * Judique North * Harbourview * Port Hood * Port Hood Island

References

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Islands

Communities

See also

References