Gale Island
Gale Island is an islet in Keweenaw, Michigan.Places of Interest
Highlights include SS Monarch and Rock Harbor Campground.
SS Monarch
Heritage site
SS Monarch was a passenger-package freighter built in 1890 that operated on the Great Lakes. She was sunk off the shore of Isle Royale in Lake Superior in 1906 and the remains of her wreck and cargo are still on the lake bottom. SS Monarch is situated 2 miles northeast of Gale Island.
Rock Harbor Campground
Campsite
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0.
Rock Harbor Campground is a campsite, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Gale Island.
Gale Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Keweenaw County, Michigan, United States of America
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Keweenaw, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
48.16489° or 48° 9′ 54″ northLongitude
-88.46095° or 88° 27′ 39″ westElevation
607 feet (185 metres)Open location code
86WH5G7Q+XJOpenStreetMap ID
way 146305364OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Gale Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gale Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Michigan)”
- Cebuano: “Gale Island”
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