St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia
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St. Margarets 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. Margarets 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.
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[edit] Eastern Shore
Along the Chebucto Peninsula (from south to north):
- Peggys Cove
- Indian Harbour
- Hacketts Cove
- Glen Margaret
- Seabright
- French Village
- Glen Haven
- Tantallon
- Whynachts Point
- Upper Tantallon
[edit] Northern Shore
Along the head of the bay (from east to west):
- Allen Heights
- Todds Island
- Head of St Margarets Bay
- Masons Point
- Boutiliers Point
- Ingramport
- Black Point
- Queensland
- Hubbards
[edit] Western Shore
Along the Aspotogan Peninsula (from north to south):
- Fox Point
- Mill Cove
- Birchy Head
- The Lodge
- Northwest Cove
- Southwest Cove
- Aspotogan
- Bayswater
[edit] Islands
- Southwest Island
- Horse Island
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 Peggys Cove and Bayswater.
