Washington Island
Washington Island is an uninhabited island in Lake Superior. It is within the boundary of Keweenaw County and Isle Royale National Park, a national park located within the U.S. state of Michigan.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Michigan, United States of America
- Also known as: “Île Washington (Michigan)” and “Phelps Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Johns Hotel and SS America.
SS America
Disaster remains
America was a packet boat transporting passengers… SS America is situated 2 miles northeast of Washington Island.
Washington Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Keweenaw, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.87489° or 47° 52′ 30″ north
Longitude
-89.25009° or 89° 15′ 0″ west
Elevation
623 feet (190 metres)
Open location code
86VGVPFX+XX
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Washington Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Washington Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Michigan)”
- Cebuano: “Washington Island”
- French: “île Washington”
- French: “Île Washington”
- Japanese: “ワシントン島”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Windigo and Caldwell Point.
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Highlights: Barnum Island and Bottle Island.
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