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Apostle Islands

The Apostle Islands are a group of 22 islands in Lake Superior, off the Bayfield Peninsula in northern . The majority of the islands are located in —only Sand, York, Eagle, and Raspberry Islands are located in .
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: Lake Superior archipelago in northern Wisconsin
  • Also known as: “Apostle-Inseln”, “Apostles Islands”, and “The Apostle Islands”

Apostle Islands

Latitude
46.93827° or 46° 56′ 18″ north
Longitude
-90.65296° or 90° 39′ 11″ west
Elevation
604 feet (184 metres)
Open location code
86RFW8QW+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 353869948
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
5244036
Wiki­data ID
Q3593572
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Satellite Map

Discover Apostle Islands from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Apostle Islands” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Apostle Islands”
  • Chinese: “使徒島”
  • Chinese: “阿波斯特尔群岛”
  • Chinese: “阿波斯特爾群島”
  • Czech: “Apoštolské ostrovy”
  • Dutch: “Aposteleilanden”
  • Dutch: “Apostle Islands”
  • Esperanto: “Apostolinsuloj”
  • French: “Île des Apôtres”
  • French: “Îles des Apôtres (Wisconsin)”
  • French: “îles des Apôtres”
  • French: “Îles des Apôtres”
  • Japanese: “アポストル群島”
  • Lithuanian: “Apaštalų salos”
  • Portuguese: “Ilhas Apostle”
  • Russian: “Апосл”
  • Swedish: “Apostle Islands”

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Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Apostle Islands”. Photo: Steve Mercer, CC BY-SA 3.0.