Manitou Passage

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Manitou Passage is a key Lake Michigan shipping channel located between the Sleeping Bear Dunes mainland and the Manitou Islands, known for its navigational hazards and historic maritime significance.

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Manitou Passage canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf shipping channel
strait
adjacentTo Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
between Manitou Islands
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
surface form: Sleeping Bear Dunes mainland
bodyOfWater Lake Michigan
connects northern Lake Michigan routes
southern Lake Michigan routes
governedBy Michigan
surface form: State of Michigan
hasDesignation underwater preserve
hasFeature deep-water channel
nearshore shallows
hasHazard frequent fog
shifting sandbars
shoals
strong currents
submerged rocks
winter ice
hasIsland North Manitou Island
South Manitou Island
hasLighthouse North Manitou Shoal Light
Pyramid Point light station site
South Manitou Island Lighthouse
historicallyUsedBy Great Lakes freighters
car ferries
passenger steamers
knownFor historic maritime significance
navigational hazards
shipwrecks
locatedIn Lake Michigan
Michigan
United States of America
surface form: United States
near Empire, Michigan
Glen Arbor, Michigan NERFINISHED
partOf Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
popularFor kayaking
sailing
scuba diving
shipwreck diving
protectedBy Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve
region Leelanau County, Michigan
separates North Manitou Island
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
surface form: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore mainland

South Manitou Island
usedFor commercial shipping
ferry traffic
recreational boating

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South Manitou Island Lighthouse hasView Manitou Passage
Leelanau Peninsula adjacentTo Manitou Passage