Bras d'Or Lake is the largest of the Bras d'Or system, and is entered from the N by Barra Strait or from the S by St. Peters Inlet. The lake measures approximately 12 miles across in a N S direction and 37 miles from the extremities of the East and West Bays. The depths in the lake are very irregular with numerous shoals in the coastal regions, however, the central part is generally deep and clear, the depths ranging from 14.6 to 73m, with a maximum charted depth of 157m with exception of Cod Shoals and Kelly Shoals. There are many islands in the W and S parts of the bay.

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