Detroit River
The Detroit River is an international river in North America. The river, which forms part of the international border between the U.S. state of Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario, flows west and south for 24 nautical miles from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie as a strait in the Great Lakes system.
- Stream
- …is also known as “Rivière Détroit”
- Description: river along the border between Michigan and Ontario
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gibraltar and Amherstburg.
Gibraltar
Town
Gibraltar is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
4½ miles northwest of Detroit River
Amherstburg
Amherstburg is a town of about 24,000 people near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County.
Rockwood
Town
Rockwood is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
5 miles west of Detroit River
Detroit River
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Latitude
42.04116° or 42° 2′ 28″ north
Longitude
-83.14965° or 83° 8′ 59″ west
Open location code
86JR2VR2+F4
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Detroit River” goes by many names.
DetroitAfrikaans
نهر ديترويتArabic
ԴետրոյթArmenian
Ríu DetroitAsturian
Detroit ibaiaBasque
ДэтройтBelarusian
Дэтройт (рака)Belarusian
ДэтруаBelarusian
Дэтруа (рака)Belarusian
ডেট্রয়েট নদীBengali
DetroitBreton
ДетройтBulgarian
Riu DetroitCatalan
Detroit RiverCebuano
Rivière DétroitCebuano
底特律河Chinese
ДетройтChuvash
DetroitCroatian
DetroitCzech
Detroit RiverCzech
Detroit-flodenDanish
DetroitDutch
Detroit RiverDutch
Rivière DétroitDutch
نهر ديترويتEgyptian Arabic
Rivero DetrojtoEsperanto
Detroidi jõgiEstonian
Detroit‘ jõgiEstonian
Detroiti jõgiEstonian
DetroitFinnish
DetroitjokiFinnish
Río DetroitGalician
דטרויטHebrew
DetroitHungarian
DetroitjuuhâInari Sami
Sungai DetroitIndonesian
Abhainn DetroitIrish
DetroitItalian
デトロイト川Japanese
디트로이트 강Korean
DetroitumLatin
Detroitum (flumen)Latin
DetroitaLatvian
Detroita (upe)Latvian
DetroitasLithuanian
Detroito upėLithuanian
Detroit RiverLuxembourgish
ДетроитMacedonian
डीट्रॉइट नदीMarathi
डेट्रॉईट नदीMarathi
დეტროიტიMingrelian
დეტროიტი (წყარმალუ)Mingrelian
DetroitjohkaNorthern Sami
DetroitNorwegian
DetroitNorwegian Bokmål
Detroit RiverNorwegian Bokmål
DetroitelvenNorwegian Bokmål
رود دیترویتPersian
DetroitPolish
Detroit RiverRomanian
Râul DetroitRomanian
ДетройтRussian
ДетруаRussian
Detroit RiverScots
ДетроитSerbian
DetroitjokkSkolt Sami
Detroit RiverSlovak
DetroitSlovenian
Detroit RiverSlovenian
reka DetroitSlovenian
Rivière DétroitSlovenian
دیترویت چاییSouth Azerbaijani
DetroitflodenSwedish
Rivière DétroitSwedish
டெட்ரோயிட் ஆறுTamil
แม่น้ำดีทรอยต์Thai
ДетройтUkrainian
DetroitVenetian
Sông DetroitVietnamese
Afon DetroitWelsh
Տիթրոյիթ գետWestern Armenian
底特律河Wu Chinese
底特律河Yue Chinese
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