False Detour Channel

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The False Detour Channel is a short channel in Lake Huron, connecting the main body of the lake to the North Channel. [1] [2] The Canada–United States border passes roughly through the middle of the channel, which separates Michigan's Drummond Island (Chippewa County) from Ontario's Cockburn Island (Manitoulin District).

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References

  1. ↑ "False Detour Channel". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: False Detour Channel Retrieved 2013-03-30

Coordinates: 45°57′35″N83°27′20″W / 45.95972°N 83.45556°W / 45.95972; -83.45556

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