Strait of Canso
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The Strait of Canso is a narrow channel of water in Nova Scotia, Canada, that separates Cape Breton Island from the mainland and serves as an important shipping and transportation route.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Strait of Canso canonical | 3 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
strait ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Guysborough County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inverness County NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of St. Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Canso Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canso Causeway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCurrent | strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep natural channel
ⓘ
relatively narrow width ⓘ |
| hasIndustrialActivity |
oil transshipment
ⓘ
pulp and paper shipping ⓘ shipping terminals ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
navigation aids
ⓘ
shipping lanes ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 27 kilometres ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | approximately 60 metres ⓘ |
| hasMinimumWidth | approximately 0.75 kilometres ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Point Tupper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port Hawkesbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
access to Cape Breton Island
ⓘ
marine transportation ⓘ regional economy ⓘ |
| isNavigable | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Atlantic Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Canso Causeway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mulgrave NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Hastings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gulf of St. Lawrence watershed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maritime Provinces coastal waters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | eastern Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| separates |
Cape Breton Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nova Scotia mainland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
shipping ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
| waterType | saltwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.