Pennant Point, Nova Scotia

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Coordinates: 44°25′51″N, 63°39′00″W 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 .

Contents 1 Communications 1.1 Submarine Cables 1.1.1 List of Cables 1.2 Satellite station 2 Parks

[edit] Communications

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

[edit] Submarine Cables

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Satellite station

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

[edit] Parks

• Crystal Crescent Beach Provincial Park