Pennant Point, Nova Scotia

Pennant Point in Nova Scotia

Coordinates: 44°25′51″N 63°39′00″W / 44.43083°N 63.65000°W / 44.43083; -63.65000 Pennant Point is a rural community located at the head of Pennant Harbour near Sambro on the Chebucto Peninsula in the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia on Route 349 .

Communications

• Telephone exchange 902 - 868
• First three digits of postal code - B3V

Submarine Cables

Pennant Point is a junction for Submarine communications cables from the United States, Europe, and Newfoundland

List of Cables

• TAT-9 - Manahawkin New Jersey,Conil, Cadiz, Spain, Goonhilly Downs, England, St. Hilaire-de-Riez, France - 8,358 Kilometers
• CANTAT-3 - Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland -- Tjørnuvík, Faroe Islands -- Redcar, United Kingdom -- Blaabjerg, Denmark -- 7,104 Kilometers
• CANUS 1 -Manasquan, New Jersey-- 1360 Kilometers
• CANTAT-2 -Retired -Widemouth, England - 5,195 Kilometers

Satellite station

A small satellite station operates the Inmarsat system from Pennant Point.

Parks

• Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park