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ATL105E: Cape Canso to Cape Sable (including Sable Island), 2025/8
Preface
This edition of Sailing Directions, ATL 105 — Cape Canso to Cape Sable (including Sable Island), has been compiled from Canadian Government and other information sources. In general, all hydrographic terms used in this booklet are in accordance with the meanings given in the Hydrographic Dictionary (Special Publication No. 32), published by the International Hydrographic Bureau. General information for the Atlantic Coast is grouped within one booklet: Sailing Directions, ATL 100 — General Information, Atlantic Coast. It contains navigational information and a brief description of the main port facilities as well as geographic, oceanographic and atmospheric characteristics. The detailed description of the geographical areas is given in a series of booklets. Their limits are printed on page 2 of the booklets. The appropriate descriptive booklet(s) should be consulted in conjunction with the ATL 100 — General Information booklet. The photographs are by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Bedford Institute of Oceanography), Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
