Ballantynes Cove

Ballantyne's Cove [1][2] is a community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada, lying on a small cove of the same name at the north-western end of St. George's Bay.

Ballantynes Cove
Unincorporated Community
Ballantyne's Cove Small Craft Harbour
Ballantynes Cove
Location of Ballantynes Cove, Nova Scotia
Coordinates: 45°51′35″N 61°55′15″W
Country Canada
Province Nova Scotia
MunicipalityAntigonish County
Founded1810
Time zoneUTC-4 (AST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (ADT)
Canadian Postal code
B2G 2L2
Area code(s)902
NTS Map011F13
GNBC codeCABKW

The community and cove are named for one of its early settlers, David Ballantyne, a lowland Scotsman and British soldier who served in the 82nd regiment during the American Revolution and who received a grant for military service.[3] He settled in the area around 1810, taking up 1000 acres of land on the south side of the cape. He died in 1840.[2]

Ballantyne's Cove shelters a Small Craft Harbour, managed by the Harbour Authority of Ballantyne's Cove[4] which is a principal trading point for Japanese merchants looking for sushi-grade Atlantic bluefin tuna.[5] The harbour also hosts a 40 slip marina on floating docks with showers, washrooms, laundry facilities and fuel in addition to Ballantyne's Cove Bluefin Tuna Interpretive Centre as well as Ballantyne's Cove Beach. "Fish and Ships" (a take out restaurant) is located on-site as well.

A chart showing layout and depths of Ballantynes Cove Harbour. NOTE: All soundings in FEET, north arrow indicates TRUE NORTH.
Ballantyne's Cove Bluefin Tuna Interpretive Centre

Ballantyne's Cove, Cape George and Livingstone Cove encompass the area locally known as "The Cape."[6]

References
  1. "Geographical Names of Canada - Ballantynes Cove". Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  2. "Nova Scotia Geographical Names Database entry for "Ballantynes Cove (Community), Antigonish County" (includes map)". Government of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. "Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia (1967)". Public Archives of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  4. "Map - Ballantynes Cove (McNair's Cove)". Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  5. "Atlantic bluefin tuna - Ballantyne's Cove". The Xaverian Weekly. Archived from the original on 2011-08-28. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
  6. "Ballantyne's Cove - Directions to wharf". Tuna Town Charters. Retrieved May 13, 2012.


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