St. George's Bay is a bay in the Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 province of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

. It is located on the north shore of the province fronting both the Nova Scotia peninsula

Nova Scotia peninsula

The Nova Scotia peninsula is a peninsula on the Atlantic coast of North America.-Location:The Nova Scotia peninsula is part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada and is connected to the neighbouring province of New Brunswick through the Isthmus of Chignecto...

 and Cape Breton Island

Cape Breton Island

Cape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany....

, thus comprising a sub-basin of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

The bay measures approximately 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) wide at its mouth, between Cape George

Cape George, Nova Scotia

Cape George is a headland and community of the same name located Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.It defines the northwestern limit of St. George's Bay....

 in the west, and Black Point in the east. Its western shore measures approximately 23 km (14.3 mi) in length from the northern tip of Cape George south to the entrance to Antigonish Harbour. Its southern shore measures approximately 43 km (26.7 mi) in length from the entrance to Antigonish Harbour through to the Strait of Canso

Strait of Canso

The Strait of Canso , is a strait located in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It divides the Nova Scotia peninsula from Cape Breton Island....

 at East Havre Boucher. The eastern shore measures approximately 42 km (26.1 mi) from Heffernan Point north to Black Point.

St. George's 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

Canso Canal

The Canso Canal is a short canal located in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Canal location:The Canso Canal is located 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 railway tracks from Cape Breton Island to mainland...

; the Canadian Coast Guard

Canadian Coast Guard

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 maintains a Vessel Traffic Service

Vessel Traffic Service

A vessel traffic service is a marine traffic monitoring system established by harbour or port authorities, similar to air traffic control for aircraft...

 (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
  Henry Island
  Henry Island may refer to:* Henry Island , an island in North Channel, Ontario* Henry Island , an island in the San Juan Islands* Henry Island , an island in Nova Scotia...
  
  
• within Havre Boucher
  • Ile du Havre
  • Crispos Island
• La Batture
• within Linwood Harbour
  • Big Island
  • Little Island
• within Tracadie Harbour
  • Tracadie Big Island (barrier island)
  • Flat Island
  • Isaacs Island
  • Perros Island
  • Grahams Island
  • Myettes Island
  • McCalls Island
  • Petitpas Island
• Pomquet Island
• within Pomquet Harbour
  • Ile a Magotte
  • Pomquet Harbour Island
• within Monks Head Harbour
  • Morrell Island
• within Antigonish Harbour
  • Captains Island
  • Gooseberry Island
  • Harris Island
  • Black Island
  • Long Island
  • Sheep Island
  • Fallis Island
  • Reef Island
  • Blueberry Island

Communities

Communities along the shoreline of St. George's Bay include (from northwest to south to northeast):
Antigonish County

• Cape George Point
• Ballantynes Cove
  Ballantynes Cove, Nova Scotia
  Ballantyne's Cove is a community in Antigonish County Nova Scotia, Canada named for one of its early settlers, David Ballantyne, who settled in the area around 1810....
  
  
• Cape George
  Cape George, Nova Scotia
  Cape George is a headland and community of the same name located Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.It defines the northwestern limit of St. George's Bay....
  
  
• Lakevale
  Lakevale, Nova Scotia
  Lakevale is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County.-References:*Rural Community on Highway 337; sub-communities include North Lakevale, West Lakevale, and South Lakevale. Characteristized by two lakes; North Lake and South Lake...
  
  
• West Lakevale
• Cribbons Point
• Morristown
• MacIsaacs Point
• Antigonish Harbour
  Antigonish Harbour, Nova Scotia
  Antigonish Harbour is a community and harbour in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County, first settled in 1784 by disbanded soldiers loyal to the British side in the American Revolution....
  
  
• Jimtown
• Mahoneys Beach
• Harbour Centre
• Lanark
• Antigonish Landing
• Antigonish
  Antigonish, Nova Scotia
  Antigonish is a Canadian town in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia. The town is home to St. Francis Xavier University and the oldest continuous highland games in North America.-History:...
  
  
• Greenwold
  Greenwold, Nova Scotia
  Greenwold is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County.-References:*...
  
  
• Williams Point
  Williams Point, Nova Scotia
  Williams Point is a small community just outside of the town of Antigonish, Nova Scotia....
  
  
• South River
• South River Station
• Southside Antigonish Harbour
  Southside Antigonish Harbour, Nova Scotia
  Southside Antigonish Harbour is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County.-References:*...
  
  
• Monks Head
• Pomquet
• Upper Pomquet
• Pomquet Station
• Summerside
• Bayfield
  Bayfield, Nova Scotia
  Bayfield is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County.-References:*...
  
  
• Afton
• Tracadie
  Tracadie, Nova Scotia
  Tracadie is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County. Tracadie has close links with nearby Upper Big Tracadie. Tracadie was settled by Black loyalists in the early 18th century.-References:**...
  
  
• McCalls Island
• Big Tracadie
• Monastery
  Monastery, Nova Scotia
  Monastery is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County at the junction of Nova Scotia Trunk 16 and 4.-References:***...
  
  
• East Tracadie
• West Linwood
• Linwood
  Linwood, Nova Scotia
  Linwood is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Antigonish County.Linwood, Nova Scotia is a small coastal community located half way between the town of Antigonish and the Canso Causeway. Located around Linwood Harbour, it is a great swimming and boating location...
  
  
• Cape Jack
• Havre Boucher
  Havre Boucher, Nova Scotia
  Havre Boucher is a Canadian village in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia.The village takes its name from "Havre Boucher", a natural harbour that opens onto St. George's Bay to the north...
  
  
• East Havre Boucher

Inverness County

• Troy
  Troy, Nova Scotia
  Troy is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Inverness County on Cape Breton Island.-References:*...
  
  
• Low Point
• Creignish
  Creignish, Nova Scotia
  Creignish is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Inverness County on Cape Breton Island near the mouth of the Strait of Canso....
  
  
• Craigmore
  Craigmore, Nova Scotia
  Craigmore is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Inverness County on Cape Breton Island.-References:*...
  
  
• Long Point
• Judique South
• Judique
  Judique, Nova Scotia
  Judique is a small community located in Inverness County on the Ceilidh Trail on the western side of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada....
  
  
• Judique North
• Judique Intervale
• Little Judique
• Maryville
  Maryville, Nova Scotia
  Maryville is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Inverness County on Cape Breton Island.-References:*...
  
  
• Little Judique Ponds
• Harbourview
  Harbourview, Nova Scotia
  Harbourview is a predominantly residential neighbourhood in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Located in central Dartmouth, it abuts the HRM Capital District and overlooks Halifax Harbour. The community is dominated by the Angus L...
  
  
• Port Hood
  Port Hood, Nova Scotia
  Port Hood is a seaside community on the west coast of Cape Breton Island and the shire town of Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Local residents are predominantly English-speaking Roman Catholics, the population core having Highland Scottish ancestry; MacDonalds/MacDonnells mostly...
  
  
• Marble Hill
• Port Hood Island
  Port Hood Island, Nova Scotia
  Port Hood Island is a small island and community of the same name located in the northeastern part of St. George's Bay, a sub-basin in the eastern part of the Northumberland Strait, adjacent to the west coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is named after the community of Port Hood...