Caribou Island

Caribou Island is an uninhabited island in the eastern end of Lake Superior, 40 kilometres south of . It lies entirely within the territorial waters of although only about five kilometres from the international border between Canada and the .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Caribou Island Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
sits on the uninhabited Caribou Island in the eastern end of Lake Superior, 22 miles south of . It lies entirely within the territorial waters of although only about three miles from the international border between Canada and the .

Caribou Island

Latitude
47.36405° or 47° 21′ 51″ north
Longitude
-85.80908° or 85° 48′ 33″ west
Elevation
189 metres (620 feet)
IATA airport code
YCI
United Nations Location Code
CA YCI
Open location code
86VP957R+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 71603550
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
5916992
Wiki­data ID
Q2855835
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Caribou Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Caribou Island
  • French: île Caribou
  • French: Île Caribou
  • Swedish: Caribou Island, Ontario
  • Swedish: Caribou Island
  • Turkish: Caribou Adası
  • Turkish: Caribou Island

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