False Detour Channel

The False Detour Channel is a short channel in Lake Huron, connecting the main body of the lake to the North Channel. 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).

Coordinates: 45°56′02″N 83°28′54″W / 45.9339°N 83.4817°W / 45.9339; -83.4817

Great Lakes of North America

Main lakes	Erie Huron Michigan Ontario Superior

Secondary lakes	Nipigon Nipissing St. Clair Simcoe Winnebago

Waterways	Detroit River Erie Canal French River Great Lakes Waterway Niagara River Nipigon River St. Clair River Saint Lawrence River Saint Lawrence Seaway St. Marys River Soo Locks Straits of Mackinac Trent–Severn Waterway Welland Canal

Islands	Detroit River Michigan (state) (in Lake Huron, part of Isle Royale National Park) Ontario

Historic geology	Lake Agassiz Lake Chicago Lake Maumee Mackinac Falls Niagara Escarpment Wisconsin glaciation

Marine protected areas	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Calumet Shoreline Glenwood Shoreline Fathom Five National Marine Park Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Related topics	Basin Bays of the Great Lakes Great Lakes region Georgian Bay Great Lake ships Lake-effect snow Lake Michigan–Huron Megalopolis Quebec City–Windsor Corridor Settlements Shipwrecks Tall ships Great Lakes Areas of Concern Great Lakes Treaties

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