PanethosLongest ferry boat journeys taken to date
To go with the previous posts on longest train journeys and bus journeys, here are the longest ferryboat rides to date.
The distances are shown in miles, not nautical miles. Peace!
Source: victoriatourismguide.com_______
2. Hatteras Island to Ocracoke Island, North Carolina and back (USA) = 44 miles
3. Tsawwassen, British Columbia to Swartz Bay, British Columbia (Canada) = 25 miles
4. Iona to Staffa Island, Scotland and back (UK) ~ 14 miles
5. Caribou, Nova Scotia to Prince Edward Island (Canada) = 13.7 miles
6. Villa San Giovanni to Messina and back (Italy) = 10 miles
7. Prince Edward Island to Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick (Canada) = 8 miles
8. Mackinaw City, Michigan to Mackinac Island, Michigan and back (USA) = 7.6 miles
9. San Francisco to Alcatraz Island, California and back (USA) = 2.5 miles
10-11. Isle of Mull to Iona, Scotland and back (UK) = 2.4 miles and Grand Passage/Freeport to Westport/Brier Island, Nova Scotia and back (Canada) ~ 2.4 miles
12. Ohio River at Cincinnati/Anderson Ferry, Ohio (USA) = 1 mile
13. Susquehanna River at Millersburg Ferry, Pennsylvania (USA) = 0.9 mile
14. Petit Passage from Tiverton to East Ferry, Nova Scotia and back (Canada) ~ 0.8 mile
15. St. Clair River from Walpole, Ontario (Canada) to Algonac, Michigan (USA) = 0.75 mile
16. St. Clair River from Sombra, Ontario (Canada) to Marine City, Michigan (USA) = 0.6 mile
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