Lennox Passage, Nova Scotia

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Not to be confused with Lennox Passage (waterway).

Lennox Passage is a community in Richmond County, Nova Scotia. It borders Louisdale, Nova Scotia. It was known as Lennox Ferry, but changed its name in the early 1900s. A bridge was completed in 1919 to connect Isle Madame.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lennox Passage (waterway)</span> Body of water

Lennox Passage is a navigable waterway between Cape Breton Island and Isle Madame in Nova Scotia, Canada. Small craft use the relatively protected Passage traveling to and from St. Peters Canal at the village of St. Peter's and the Strait of Canso to avoid sailing around the east coast of Cape Breton in the open Atlantic Ocean.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lennox Passage Provincial Park</span> Provincial park in Nova Scotia, Canada

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grandique Point Lighthouse</span> Lighthouse

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    Coordinates: 45°36′39.49″N61°3′53.64″W / 45.6109694°N 61.0649000°W / 45.6109694; -61.0649000