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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Michigan, United States of America
- Also known as: “Phelps Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Johns Hotel and SS America.
Johns Hotel
Heritage site
Photo: Zepper513, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Johns Hotel is a complex of buildings, of which but two remain, located near Washington Harbor, on Barnum Island, Isle Royale National Park, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
SS America
Disaster remains
America was a packet boat transporting passengers, mail, and packages between settlements along the North Shore of Lake Superior, an inland sea in central North America. SS America is situated 2 miles northeast of Washington Island.
Washington Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Keweenaw, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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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 (Michigan)”
- French: “île Washington”
- French: “Île Washington”
- Japanese: “ワシントン島”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Barnum Island and Bottle Island.
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