Cape George, Nova Scotia

Cape George (Scottish Gaelic: Ceap Sheòrais) is a cape in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia.[1] It defines the northwestern limit of St. George's Bay. The communities of Cape George,[2] Cape George Point,[3] Morar, and Livingstone Cove are situated on the cape.

For other places with the same name, see Cape George.

Cape George, Nova Scotia is located in Nova Scotia
Cape George, Nova Scotia
Cape George in Nova Scotia
Cape George Point Lighthouse

The cape was named Cap St. Louis by the French. Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres then, in 1781, named the geographical feature George and St. George, after King George II, but, keeping the saint from the older French name.[4] The original British grantees and settlers were of Scottish origin, many soldiers in the American Revolutionary War.[5]

It is a large hub for the Nova Scotia lobster and tuna fishing industry.

See also

References
  1. "Cape George". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  2. "Cape George". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  3. "Cape George Point". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  4. Brown, Thomas J. (1922), Nova Scotia Place Names (PDF), p. 56, retrieved 13 August 2023
  5. Fergusson, C. Bruce (1967). Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia. Halifax, NS: Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 105. Retrieved 3 June 2018.

45°49′51.86″N 61°55′34.16″W

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