Bois Blanc Island
Bois Blanc Island, commonly referred to as Boblo Island, is an island in the Detroit River on the Canadian side of the border and is part of Amherstburg, Ontario.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Ontario, Canada
- Also known as: “Boblo Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse and Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard.
Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse
Historic building
Photo: Yoho2001, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse is a historic building.
Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard
Historic site
Amherstburg Royal Naval Dockyard was a Provincial Marine and then a Royal Navy yard from 1796 to 1813 located at Fort Amherstburg, Upper Canada, situated on the Detroit River.
Amherstburg Freedom Museum
Museum
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Amherstburg Freedom Museum, previously known as 'the North American Black Historical Museum', is located in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. It is a community-based, non-profit museum that tells the story of African-Canadians' history and contributions.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amherstburg and Grosse Ile Township.
Amherstburg
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Amherstburg is a town of about 24,000 people near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County. The small town is rich in history, with several important heritage sites linked to the War of 1812 and the Underground Railroad.
Grosse Ile Township
Town
Photo: TimK MSI, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grosse Ile Township is a civil township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,777 at the 2020 census. The township encompasses several islands in the Detroit River, of which the largest is named as Grosse Ile.
Gibraltar
Town
Gibraltar is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,997 at the 2020 census. Gibraltar is a southern city of Metro Detroit and is about 12 miles south of the city of Detroit.
Bois Blanc Island
- Categories: river island, locality, and landform
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.08898° or 42° 5′ 20″ northLongitude
-83.12119° or 83° 7′ 16″ westElevation
172 metres (564 feet)Open location code
86JR3VQH+HGOpenStreetMap ID
way 126260606OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Bois Blanc Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bois Blanc Island”
- Dutch: “Bois Blanc Island”
- French: “Île aux Bois Blancs”
- Japanese: “ボアブランク島”
- Japanese: “ボワ・ブランク島”
- Swedish: “Bois Blanc Island”
- Turkish: “Bois Blanc Adası”
- Turkish: “Bois Blanc Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bois Blanc Blockhouse and Bellevue House.
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