Strait of Canso

The Strait of Canso separates mainland and , in eastern Canada. Its name in Mi'kmaw language, the local First Nations language, is Tui'gn which means "passage".
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  • Channel
  • …was formerly known as “Gut of Canso”
  • Description: strait located in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Also known as
    “Canseaux”
    “Canso Strait”
    “Straits of Canceau”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Allan J. MacEachen Port Hawkesbury Airport.
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… is situated 4 km north of Strait of Canso.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Hawkesbury and Port Hawkesbury and Port Hastings.
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is a town of 3,200 people on the…
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Port Hawkesbury is a town of 3,200 people on the…

Strait of Canso

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Latitude
45.62519° or 45° 37′ 31″ north
Longitude
-61.3831° or 61° 22′ 59″ west
Open location code
87QWJJG8+3Q
Geo­Names ID
6157918
Wiki­data ID
Q40410

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Strait of Canso” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Kanso boğazı”
  • Basque: “Cansoko itsasartea”
  • Belarusian: “Кансо”
  • Belarusian: “Праліў Кансо”
  • Catalan: “estret de Canso”
  • Catalan: “Estret de Canso”
  • Cebuano: “Strait of Canso”
  • Chinese: “坎索海峡”
  • Croatian: “Canso (tjesnac)”
  • Croatian: “Canso”
  • Dutch: “Straat van Canso”
  • Dutch: “Strait of Canso”
  • Esperanto: “Markolo Canso”
  • French: “Detroit de Canso”
  • French: “détroit de Canso”
  • French: “Détroit de Canso”
  • Hebrew: “מצר קנסו”
  • Italian: “Stretto di Canso”
  • Japanese: “カンソー海峡”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Strait of Canso”
  • Russian: “Кансо”
  • Russian: “Пролив Кансо”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Caolas Chanso”
  • Spanish: “Estrecho de Canso”
  • Swedish: “Canso Strait”
  • Swedish: “Cansosundet”
  • Swedish: “Strait of Canso”
  • Ukrainian: “Кансо”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include McNairs Cove and McNairs Point.

Nova Scotia: Highlights

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