Black Snake Passage or Blacksnake Passage
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Blacksnake Passage, also written Black Snake Passage, is a channel in the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario. It is the water gap between Hill Island and a small US island in the Lake of the Isles, and it was identified in Unwin's Survey of about 1874. Canada's geographical names database records a name decision for Blacksnake Passage dated 22 January 1968.
Blacksnake Passage lies at the mouth of Lake of the Isles, in the International Rift between Hill Island and Wellesley Island.
Facts
| Location | Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Where | Water gap between Hill Island and small US island in Lake of the Isles; identified in Unwin's Survey [circa 1874] |
| Nearest places | International Rift, The, 452 m (0.28 mi) southwest Honey Bee Island, 557 m (0.35 mi) southeast Benson's Rift, 698 m (0.43 mi) north |
| Nearest town | Darlingside, ONT, 2.2 km (1.4 mi) northeast |
| Coordinates | 44.35000, -75.98333 |
| Official name record | CGNDB FAJRN |
| Official name adopted | 1968-01-22 |
Sources
- Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Thousand Islands Life: The Boarding of the SS Honey Bee