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.- Strait
- Description: strait connecting Lakes Huron and Michigan in Michigan, USA
- Also known as“Mackinac Strait”“Michillimacinac Strait”“Strait of Maciknac”“Straits of Mackinaw”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Mackinac Bridge and Fort Michilimackinac.
Fort Michilimackinac
Fort Michilimackinac was an 18th-century French, and…
Green Island
Green Island is an island in Mackinac County, Michigan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mackinaw City and St. Ignace.
Straits of Mackinac
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Latitude
45.81361° or 45° 48′ 49″ north
Longitude
-84.74304° or 84° 44′ 35″ west
Open location code
86QQR774+CQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = strait
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Yue Chinese—“Straits of Mackinac” goes by many names.
Makinak boğazıAzerbaijani
MackinacstroßBavarian
МакинакBulgarian
Макинак (пролив)Bulgarian
Straits of MackinacCebuano
麥基諾水道Chinese
麦基诺水道Chinese
MackinacCzech
Průliv MackinacCzech
MackinacstrædetDanish
MackinacsundetDanish
Straits of MackinacDanish
Straat van MackinacDutch
Mackinac szorosHungarian
Selat MackinacIndonesian
Stretto di MackinacItalian
マキナック海峡Japanese
マキノー海峡Japanese
マッキノー海峡Japanese
매키나 해협Korean
매키낙 해협Korean
매키노 해협Korean
Makinako sąsiauriaiLithuanian
MackinacstredetNorwegian
MackinacstredetNorwegian Bokmål
MackinacsundetNorwegian Bokmål
Straits of MackinacNorwegian Bokmål
Cieśnina MackinacPolish
MackinacPolish
МакинакRussian
МакиноRussian
MackinacsundetSwedish
Straits of MackinacSwedish
மக்கினாக் நீரிணைTamil
МакіноUkrainian
Макіно (протока)Ukrainian
Eo MackinacVietnamese
Strjitte fan MackinacWestern Frisian
麥基諾水道Yue Chinese
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Edgewater Beach and Gros Cap.
Notable Places Nearby
Discover Colonial Michilimackinac and Old Mackinac Point Light.
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