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	Strait of Canso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Strait of Canso (also Gut of Canso or Canso Strait), is located in northeastern North America in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
		The strait separates Cape Breton Island from peninsular mainland Nova Scotia, connecting the North Atlantic Ocean to Northumberland Strait in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
		The strait is extremely deep (200+ feet) with two major communities at Port Hawkesbury on the eastern side facing Mulgrave on the western side, both ports.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Strait_of_Canso (153 words)

	CANSO CAUSEWAY FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Canso Causeway crosses the Strait_of_Canso, connecting Cape_Breton_Island to the mainland of the province of Nova_Scotia.
		The Canso Causeway was built at a narrow location on the Strait of Canso, several miles northwest of Port Hawkesbury and Mulgrave, crossing from Cape Porcupine near Auld's Cove on the Nova Scotia side to Port Hastings on the Cape Breton side.
		The Strait of Canso was permanently blocked on Friday, December_10, 1954, however construction continued through the winter on building the roadway and railway line, as well as finishing the Canso Canal and its swing bridge.
	www.witwik.com /Canso_Causeway (744 words)

	Strait of Canso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Strait of Canso (also Gut of Canso or Canso Strait), a long thin channel (27 kilometers long, 3 kilometers wide) in Canada which separates Cape Breton Island from the the mainland of Nova Scotia.
		It connects the North Atlantic ocean to Northumberland Strait.
		The major town on it is Port Hawkesbury, which is on the northern side about halfway along, where the Canso Causeway now crosses it.
	usapedia.com /s/strait-of-canso.html (87 words)

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		Canso is quite a center for fishing-vessels, both as a harbor and as a place for supplies.
		The Strait of Canso is about twenty-five miles long, and varies in width from one to two miles The tide runs from five to seven miles an hour through the strait, and with 'the aid of this tide a fore-and-aft schooner can beat through, if the wind does not blow too hard.
		The strait much resembles a large river; on one side is Cape Breton Island, and on the other the shore of Nova Scotia.
	www-tech.mit.edu /archives/VOL_005/TECH_V005_S0103_P004.txt (602 words)

	Cabot Strait - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Cabot Strait is a strait in eastern Canada approximately 110 kilometres wide between Cape Ray, Newfoundland and Cape North, Cape Breton Island.
		It is the widest of the three outlets for the Gulf of Saint Lawrence into the Atlantic Ocean, the others being the Strait of Belle Isle and Strait of Canso.
		Ferries have been operating across the strait since 1898 and a submarine telegraph cable was laid in 1856 as part of the transatlantic telegraph cable project.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cabot_Strait (195 words)

	Cape Breton Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Cape Breton's landscape is dominated by the Bras d'Or Lake system, which the island wraps around, the Strait of Canso, and the Cape Breton Highlands, which are considered a continuation of the Appalachian chain.
		Cape Breton is now joined to the mainland by the Canso Causeway, completed in 1955, enabling direct road and rail traffic to and from the island, but constraining marine traffic to pass through the Canso Canal at the eastern end of the causeway.
		The Canso Strait is completely navigable to seaway-max vessels, and Port Hawkesbury is open to the deepest-draught vessels on the world's oceans.
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/c/ca/cape_breton_island.html (962 words)

	Canso Causeway - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Canso Causeway connects Cape Breton Island to the mainland of the province of Nova Scotia in eastern Canada.
		Completed in 1955, the mile long causeway crosses the Strait of Canso between Cape Porcupine, Nova Scotia on the mainland and Port Hastings, Nova Scotia on Cape Breton Island.
		Before the construction of the causeway, Cape Breton Island was connected to the mainland by ferries for carrying railway cars and later, motor vehicles.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /canso_causeway.htm (146 words)

	Richmond County Energy
		Richmond County and the Strait of Canso Region boast outstanding attributes that contribute to the economic and social prosperity of the region.
		The Strait of Canso measures 12 miles (20 km) in length; 1 mile (1.5 km) in width; and has a limiting depth of 92 feet (27 meters); and an average depth mid channel of 210 feet (64 meters).
		The Strait of Canso width is from 0.6 miles at the Causeway, to 1.0 miles between Melford and Bear Head.
	www.richmondenergy.ca /faqs.html (382 words)

	Strait of Canso -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is a long thin channel (27 (A metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)) kilometres long, 3 kilometers wide) which separates (An island that forms the northeastern part of Nova Scotia) Cape Breton Island from peninsular mainland Nova Scotia.
		The strait is extremely deep with two major communities at (Click link for more info and facts about Port Hawkesbury) Port Hawkesbury on the eastern side facing Mulgrave on the western side, both ports.
		The strait is crossed by the (Click link for more info and facts about Canso Causeway) Canso Causeway, although ships may pass through the (Click link for more info and facts about Canso Canal) Canso Canal.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/st/strait_of_canso.htm (123 words)

	Richmond County Energy
		The Strait Superport is 12 miles long (20 km); up to a mile wide (1.5 km) with a limiting depth of 92 feet (27 meters).The needs of shippers, vessel operators, cargo importers and exporters can be met by common user and private terminal facilities along the Strait of Canso.
		The tides in the Strait of Canso have a mean range of 1.4 m with the maximum tidal amplitude in the order of 2m.
		Currents within the confines of the Strait have been estimated at extremes of 1.25 knots, with normal velocities, not exceeding 0.5 knots in the Strait and 1.0 knots in Chedabucto Bay approaches to the Strait.
	www.richmondenergy.ca /marine.html (458 words)

	Canso Causeway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is estimated some ninety-two thousand ton of granite rock was taken from the face of Cape Porcupine and dumped in the Strait of Canso.
		The third major phase of the project was the construction of the bridge that welcomes travelers to and from the island.
		The paving of the causeway was the final piece of the puzzle and it commenced in May of 1955.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /cansocauseway/construction.htm (538 words)

	Cape Breton Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Cape Breton's landscape is dominated by the Bras d'Or Lake system which the island wraps around, Boularderie Island, the Strait of Canso, and the Cape Breton Highlands, which are considered a continuation of the Appalachian chain.
		Cape Breton Island is now joined to the mainland by the Canso Causeway, completed in 1955, enabling direct road and rail traffic to and from the island, but constraining to pass through the Canso Canal at the eastern end of the causeway.
		Railway connections between the port of Sydney and mainland Nova Scotia via Port Hawkesbury and the Canso Causeway are maintained by the Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway.
	www.secaucus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Cape_Breton_Island (2049 words)

	Definition of taiwan strait
		The strait is crossed by the [[Canso Causeway]], although sh...
		On the north side of the strait is the harbour of [[Wellington, New ZealandWelli...
		To the east of the strait, it is the south island which recedes, the coast...
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	STRAIT OF CANSO FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Strait of Canso (also Gut of Canso or Canso Strait), is located in northeastern North_America in the Canadian province of Nova_Scotia.
		The strait separates Cape_Breton_Island from peninsular mainland Nova Scotia, connecting the North_Atlantic Ocean to Northumberland_Strait in the Gulf_of_St._Lawrence.
		The strait is crossed by the Canso_Causeway, although ships may pass through the Canso_Canal.
	www.witwik.com /Strait_of_Canso (112 words)

	Strait of Canso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Strait of Canso is the deepest, natural harbour in North America, and has been ice-free since 1955 due to the construction of the Canso Causeway.
		The Strait measures 20 km (12 miles) in length, 1.5 km (1 mile) in width, with an average depth of 60 metres (200 feet).
		The main harbour of the Strait is capable of accommodating ultra-large carriers of the 500,000 tonne class.
	www.townofmulgrave.ca /Strait.htm (377 words)

	Canso Causeway- Historical (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Prior to the construction and opening of the Canso Causeway in 1955, Cape Breton Island and mainland Nova Scotia were separated by a narrow body of water called the Strait of Canso.
		The first railway service across the strait to Cape Breton was a steam powered ferry and a train barge known as the S.S. Mulgrave.
		The entire Strait of Canso became a bottleneck of huge volumes of traffic both on land and in water.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /cansocauseway/historical.htm (1220 words)

	Canso, Nova Scotia
		This is strange and unfair as at one time it was one of the major communities in eastern North America and in fact was one of the causes of a war between the UK and the US - a little conflict known as the 1812 War.
		Canso, Nova Scotia, is pretty much the most eastern community on mainland Nova Scotia, located about 100 nm up the Eastern Shore from Halifax.
		There are a number of ways to access Canso from the sea: from the east off the Canso Shelf, from the Strait of Canso and in through Andrew's Passage.
	www.takehersailing.com /articles/Canso_Nova_Scotia.htm (469 words)

	Strait Of Canso - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Canada, Nova Scotia, Strait of Canso and southern approaches (SuDoc D 5.356:14111/995)
		Mollusca of the strait of Canso area (Paper - Geological Survey of Canada ; 75-23)
		Strait of Canso map-area: Inverness, Richmond, Guysborough, and Antigonish Counties, Nova Scotia (Geological Survey of Canada.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /strait_of_canso.htm (143 words)

	Cape Breton Island -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It is separated from the remainder of the province and the Canadian mainland by the 2-mile- (3-kilometre-) wide Strait of Canso (southwest) and is further bounded by the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Cabot Strait (north), the Atlantic Ocean (east and south), and Northumberland Strait (west).
		A mile-long causeway across the Strait of Canso ties Cape Breton Island to the Nova Scotia mainland on the south.
		Across Cabot Strait to the north is the island portion of Newfoundland and Labrador.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9020109?tocId=9020109 (961 words)

	Canso, Strait of -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The strait is 35 to 60 mi (55 to 95 km) wide and separates Iran (north) from the Arabian Peninsula (south).
		To the north the strait ends in a jumble of islands separating it from Johnstone and Queen Charlotte straits farther north.
		The strait is 500 miles (800 km) long and is funnel-shaped, with a width of only 40 miles (65 km) in the...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9020042?tocId=9020042 (903 words)

	Gulf_of_Saint_Lawrence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The river flows into the gulf through the Jacques Cartier Strait between the C�te-Nord region of Quebec and the north shore of Anticosti Island, and the Honguedo Strait between the south shore of Anticosti Island and the Gasp� Peninsula.
		It drains into the Atlantic through the Strait of Belle Isle, between Newfoundland and Labrador, the Cabot Strait between Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island, and the Strait of Canso between peninsular Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island.
		It should be noted that since construction of the Canso Causeway in 1955, the Strait of Canso does not permit free-flowing exchange of waters between the gulf and the Atlantic.
	copernicus.subdomain.de /Gulf_of_Saint_Lawrence (325 words)

	Canso Causeway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Canso Canal is located at the eastern end of the causeway.
		Upon the causeway's completion, the Strait of Canso became ice free during the winter.
		Canso comes from the Mi'kmaq word kamsok, which means "opposite the lofty cliffs." Category:Transportation in Nova Scotia Category:Cape Breton
	canso-causeway.area51.ipupdater.com (172 words)

	Strait of Canso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It the North Atlantic Ocean to Northumberland Strait in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
		The strait is extremely deep with major communities at Port Hawkesbury on the eastern side facing Mulgrave the western side both ports.
		The strait crossed by the Canso Causeway although ships may pass through the Canal.
	www.freeglossary.com /Canso_Strait (247 words)

	Causeway Diver Supply Location (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Strait of Canso along the highway through Mulgrave to Sand Point is a good area to see unusually large lobster.
		Cerberus Rock is found in the middle of the approach to the Strait of Canso in Chedabucto Bay.
		Georges Bay and the Strait of Canso north of the Causeway offer divers clean water and temperatures that permit diving without full wet suits during the summer.
	www.divemar.com /causeway/location.html (461 words)

	Economic Development - View
		Major infrastructure upgrades at the Strait of Canso Superport will move ahead next week thanks to financial assistance from the provincial government.
		This funding will supplement other provincial and federal investments in the Strait of Canso Superport announced in February, such as the $1.25 million contributed by the Cape Breton Growth Fund, in which the province is a partner.
		Incorporated in 1997, the Strait of Canso Superport Corporation Limited is a not-for-profit entity responsible for the operation, development and upgrading of the marine facilities of the Mulgrave Marine Terminal and the Port Hawkesbury Wharf.
	www.gov.ns.ca /econ/news/nr_view.asp?id=20030607001 (573 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Canso is a small, coastal fishing town on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia.
		Canso is often cited as the oldest fishing port in the Maritimes, having been founded in 1605.
		The causeway crosses the Strait of Canso, but it isn't in Canso.
	www.stanfest.com /2004/aboutcanso.html (368 words)

	Inverness County - Discover the Magic in the Masterpiece
		At the Canso Causeway which connects Cape Breton to Mainland Nova Scotia, is the town of Port Hawkesbury which is Atlantic CanadaÍs ten-mile long superport.
		Port Hastings is the neighboring community overlooking the Strait of Canso, and here you will find a museum in a small house with a whole lot of history inside.
		Overlooking the Strait of Canso on Church Street is a small old house, built in the late 1880's.
	www.invernessco.com /porthasting_museum.html (732 words)

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