Straits of Mackinac
The Straits of Mackinac are the short waterways between the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas, traversed by the Mackinac Bridge. The main strait is 3+1⁄2 miles wide with a maximum depth of 295 feet, and connects the Great Lakes of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.- Type: Strait
- Description: strait connecting Lakes Huron and Michigan in Michigan, USA
- Also known as: “Estrecho de Mackinac”, “Mackinac Strait”, “Michillimacinac Strait”, “Průliv Mackinac”, “Strait of Maciknac”, “Straits of Mackinaw”, “매키낙 해협”, “マキノー海峡”, and “マッキノー海峡”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Mackinac Bridge and Fort Michilimackinac.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mackinaw City and St. Ignace.
Straits of Mackinac
- Categories: sound and body of water
- Location: Mackinac, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.81361° or 45° 48′ 49″ north
Longitude
-84.74304° or 84° 44′ 35″ west
Elevation
581 feet (177 metres)
Open location code
86QQR774+CQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=strait
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Yue Chinese—“Straits of Mackinac” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Makinak boğazı”
- Bavarian: “Mackinacstroß”
- Bulgarian: “Макинак (пролив)”
- Bulgarian: “Макинак”
- Cebuano: “Straits of Mackinac”
- Chinese: “麥基諾水道”
- Chinese: “麦基诺水道”
- Czech: “Mackinac”
- Danish: “Mackinacstrædet”
- Dutch: “Straat van Mackinac”
- French: “détroit de Mackinac”
- French: “Détroit de Mackinac”
- German: “Mackinacstrasse”
- German: “Mackinacstraße”
- Hungarian: “Mackinac szoros”
- Indonesian: “Selat Mackinac”
- Italian: “Stretto di Mackinac”
- Japanese: “マキナック海峡”
- Korean: “매키나 해협”
- Korean: “매키노 해협”
- Lithuanian: “Makinako sąsiauriai”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mackinacstredet”
- Norwegian: “Mackinacstredet”
- Polish: “Cieśnina Mackinac”
- Portuguese: “Estreitos de Mackinac”
- Russian: “Макино”
- Spanish: “Estrechos de Mackinac”
- Swedish: “Mackinacsundet”
- Tamil: “மக்கினாக் நீரிணை”
- Ukrainian: “Макіно (протока)”
- Ukrainian: “Макіно”
- Vietnamese: “eo Mackinac”
- Vietnamese: “Eo Mackinac”
- Western Frisian: “Strjitte fan Mackinac”
- Yue Chinese: “麥基諾水道”
- “Straits of Mackinac”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawas Reservation and Edgewater Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Colonial Michilimackinac Visitor Center and Colonial Michilimackinac.
Michigan: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Detroit and Lansing.
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