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Prospect Bay

Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/04/2009 - 23:17.
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Nova Scotia (Continued)

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Prospect, NS
Canada
44° 27' 36" N, -64° 13' 12" W
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Prospect Bay is entered between Redmond Island (44°28'N., 63°47'W.), close NE of Saul Point, and Hearn Island, 33m high, about 0.4 mile E. The bay affords shelter for small vessels. The times of HW and LW in the bay are affected by the direction of the wind.

A lighted bell buoy is moored about 0.3 mile ESE of Saul Point.

A rock, which dries 1.8m, lies about 135m SE of the S extremity of Redmond Island; there are depths of 9.8 to 10.7m in the entrance between Hearn Island and Redmond Island.

There is an L-shaped public pier at Prospect, with an outer face 16m long and a depth alongside of 2.7m. It is approached Between Saul Island Light and a rock close N. A light stands on the pier head.

Anchorage.—There is anchorage, in 12.8 to 16.5m, N of Hearn Island.

For vessels approaching from the E and having local knowledge, there is a buoyed channel between Betty Island and Shannon Island, about 0.4 mile NE.

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