Pennant Point, Nova Scotia

Pennant Point, Nova Scotia

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

ubmarine 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 -- Tjornuvik, 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

atellite station

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

Parks

*Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park


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