SS America
America was a packet boat transporting passengers, mail, and packages between settlements along the North Shore of Lake Superior, an inland sea in central North America.- Disaster remains
- …is also known as “Wreck of the SS America”
- Description: steam packet wrecked off Isle Royale in Lake Superior
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Johns Hotel
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SS America
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Latitude
47.89378° or 47° 53′ 38″ north
Longitude
-89.22245° or 89° 13′ 21″ west
Open location code
86VGVQVH+G2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = wreck
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Persian—“SS America” goes by many names.
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