Fighting Island
Fighting Island is a 610-hectare island in the Detroit River, and is the largest Canadian island in the river. It is part of the town of LaSalle, Ontario, Canada, opposite Wyandotte, Michigan, and downriver from Detroit and Windsor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include John D. Dingell Park and Essex Golf & Country Club.
John D. Dingell Park
Park
John D. Dingell Park is located in Ecorse, Michigan along the Detroit River. Known best for its annual Fourth of July fireworks and water festival, Dingell Park also honors local residents who gave their lives in World War II.
Essex Golf & Country Club
Golf course
Essex Golf & Country Club is a private, 18-hole championship golf course located in LaSalle, Ontario, south of Windsor.
Yack Arena
Ice rink
Benjamin F. Yack Arena is a 3,000-seat indoor arena located in Wyandotte, Michigan, United States. It is used for ice hockey and ice skating, and was home of the Motor City Metal Jackets of the North American Hockey League and the Wyandotte Figure Skating Club.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wyandotte and Ecorse.
Wyandotte
Town
Photo: Dethistoricaler, CC BY 3.0.
Wyandotte is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 25,058 at the 2020 census. Wyandotte is located in southeastern Michigan, approximately 11 miles south of Detroit on the Detroit River, and it is part of the collection of communities known as Downriver.
Ecorse
Town
Ecorse is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,305 at the 2020 census. Ecorse is part of the Downriver community within Metro Detroit.
LaSalle
Town
Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0.
LaSalle is a town in Essex County, Ontario, Canada. It is a bedroom community of the City of Windsor, part of the Windsor Census Metropolitan Area, and located south of that city.
Fighting Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Ontario, Canada
- Categories: river island, locality, and landform
- Location: Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
42.21733° or 42° 13′ 2″ northLongitude
-83.1187° or 83° 7′ 7″ westElevation
183 metres (600 feet)Open location code
86JR6V8J+WGOpenStreetMap ID
way 126260201OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Fighting Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fighting Island”
- Dutch: “Fighting Island”
- Japanese: “ファイティング島”
- Swedish: “Fighting Island”
- Turkish: “Fighting Adası”
- Turkish: “Fighting Island”
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