Great Bras d'Or Channel

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Great Bras d'Or Channel is a major natural waterway on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada, providing one of the primary connections between the inland Bras d'Or Lake and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Little Bras d'Or Channel 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf channel
natural waterway
strait
connects Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
Bras d'Or Lake NERFINISHED
country Canada
hasAdjacentCommunity Big Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
New Campbellton, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
hasAdjacentHeadland Cape Dauphin NERFINISHED
hasAdjacentIsland Boularderie Island NERFINISHED
hasEcologicalSignificance supports marine and estuarine ecosystems
hasHydrologicalRole primary outlet of Bras d'Or Lake to the Atlantic Ocean
hasMouthNear Big Bras d'Or NERFINISHED
New Campbellton NERFINISHED
Point Aconi NERFINISHED
hasNameMeaning Great Arm of Gold
hasNameOriginLanguage French
hasNavigationHazard shoals
strong tidal currents
variable weather conditions
hasUse commercial shipping route
fishing
navigation
recreational boating
isDistinguishedFrom Little Bras d'Or Channel NERFINISHED
isImportantFor local transportation
recreational fisheries
regional economy
tourism
isMajorConnectionBetween Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
Bras d'Or Lake NERFINISHED
isPartOf network of channels linking Bras d'Or Lake to the sea
isRecognizedAs major natural waterway on Cape Breton Island
locatedIn Atlantic Canada NERFINISHED
Bras d'Or Lake system NERFINISHED
Cape Breton Island NERFINISHED
Nova Scotia
locatedInBayOrGulf eastern coast of Cape Breton Island
locatedInTimeZone Atlantic Time Zone NERFINISHED
locatedNear Boularderie Island NERFINISHED
Cape Dauphin NERFINISHED
Kellys Mountain NERFINISHED
locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
partOf Atlantic Ocean drainage basin NERFINISHED
Bras d'Or Lake watershed NERFINISHED
province Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
region Cape Breton Regional Municipality NERFINISHED
waterBodyType saltwater channel
tidal channel

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Bras d'Or Lake connectedBy Great Bras d'Or Channel
Bras d'Or Lake connectedBy Great Bras d'Or Channel
this entity surface form: Little Bras d'Or Channel