Francis Island
Francis Island is an islet in Cook, Minnesota. Francis Island is situated nearby to the locality North Grand Portage, as well as near Pigeon Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Cook County, Minnesota, United States
- Also known as: “Birch Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grand Portage State Park.
Grand Portage State Park
Nature reserve
Photo: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand Portage State Park is a state park at the northeastern tip of the U.S. state of Minnesota, on the Canada–United States border. It contains a 120-foot waterfall, the tallest in the state, on the Pigeon River. Grand Portage State Park is situated 2 miles north of Francis Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand Portage.
Grand Portage
Photo: Xerxes2004, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grand Portage is an Indian Reservation in the far northeast corner of Minnesota, on the shore of Lake Superior and the border of Ontario, Canada.
Francis Island
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Cook, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.98022° or 47° 58′ 49″ northLongitude
-89.61419° or 89° 36′ 51″ westElevation
600 feet (183 metres)Open location code
86VGX9JP+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 156973132OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Francis Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Francis Island”
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Localities in the Area
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