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
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Latitude

47.98077° or 47° 58′ 51″ north

Longitude

-88.77853° or 88° 46′ 43″ west

Elevation

620 feet (189 metres)

Open location code

86VHX6JC+8H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 146305746

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

5007692

Wikidata ID

Q49675352

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Satellite Map

Discover Ross Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

“Ross Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Ross Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Michigan)”
Cebuano: “Ross Island”

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