Canso Canal
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The Canso Canal is a navigation channel in Nova Scotia that allows ships to pass between the Atlantic Ocean and the Northumberland Strait through the Canso Causeway.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
navigation canal
ⓘ
ship canal ⓘ |
| alsoUsedFor |
fishing vessels
ⓘ
recreational vessels ⓘ |
| bridgeCarries |
Highway 104
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trans-Canada Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsBodyOfWater |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northumberland Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Atlantic seaboard
ⓘ
Gulf of St. Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1952 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crosses | Strait of Canso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction | bypasses Canso Causeway for marine traffic ⓘ |
| hasLock | Canso Canal lock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCommunity |
Mulgrave, Nova Scotia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | swing bridge ⓘ |
| isPartOfTransportCorridor | Trans-Canada Highway corridor at Canso Causeway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 570 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guysborough County, Nova Scotia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nova Scotia ⓘ Strait of Canso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Atlantic Time Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Aulds Cove, Nova Scotia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port Hastings, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Canso Causeway alignment ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Canadian Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumVesselBeam | about 22.9 metres ⓘ |
| maximumVesselDraft | about 9.8 metres ⓘ |
| maximumVesselLength | about 225.6 metres ⓘ |
| navigationAuthority | Canadian Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 1 ⓘ |
| opened | 1955 ⓘ |
| openingDate | August 13, 1955 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Canadian Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Canso Causeway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | commercial shipping ⓘ |
| region | Atlantic Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates |
Cape Breton Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mainland Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| waterwayType | tidal canal ⓘ |
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