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
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  • Erie
  • Huron
  • Michigan
  • Ontario
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Secondary lakes
  • Nipigon
  • Nipissing
  • St. Clair
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  • Winnebago
Waterways
  • Detroit River
  • Erie Canal
  • French River
  • Great Lakes Waterway
  • Niagara River
  • Nipigon River
  • St. Clair River
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  • 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
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  • Tall ships
  • Great Lakes Areas of Concern
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