Ross Island
Ross Island is an islet in Keweenaw, Michigan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Isle Royale Light and SS Glenlyon.
Isle Royale Light
Lighthouse
The Isle Royale Light, or Menagerie Island Light, is a lighthouse within Isle Royale National Park, in Keweenaw County, northern Michigan, United States. Isle Royale Light is situated 2½ miles south of Ross Island.
SS Glenlyon
Heritage site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Glenlyon was a freighter built in 1893; it was sunk off the shore of Isle Royale in Lake Superior in 1924 and the remains are still on the lake bottom. The wreck was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. SS Glenlyon is situated 2½ miles southeast of Ross Island.
Ross 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.98077° or 47° 58′ 51″ northLongitude
-88.77853° or 88° 46′ 43″ westElevation
620 feet (189 metres)Open location code
86VHX6JC+8HOpenStreetMap ID
way 146305746OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Ross Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ross Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Michigan)”
- Cebuano: “Ross Island”
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