Upper Peninsula

The Upper Peninsula is a region of . It is not connected to the rest of the state, but is connected at its southwestern end to . Therefore, in general the Upper Peninsula is located much closer to , and the neighboring state of Wisconsin than with the Lower Peninsula, separated by a small channel connecting Lakes Michigan and Huron.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Isle Royale National Park and Marquette.
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is a national park…
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is the county seat of and…
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Sault Ste Marie or is a city of 14,000 people in the…

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Keweenaw Peninsula and Escanaba.
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is part of 's Upper Peninsula, jutting out into Lake Superior.
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, commonly shortened to Esky, is a port city…
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is a city in the Upper Peninsula of the…
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is a small city in the Upper Peninsula of , on the southern shore of Lake Superior.
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is a city in the Upper Peninsula of .
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is a city in , United States.
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is a city in and the county seat of , United States.
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The Gogebic Range is a historical iron mining area…
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is the only city in and the county seat…
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is a city in in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of .
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is an island and resort area, covering…
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L'Anse is a village in and the county seat of in the U.S. state of .
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is a village in and the county seat of in the U.S. state of .
is a in of the U.S. state of .
is an unincorporated community in in the U.S. state of .
is an island in the Upper Peninsula…
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State Park is in the Upper Peninsula of .
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Paradise is an unincorporated community on Whitefish Bay.
Sagola Township is a civil township of in the U.S. state of .

Upper Peninsula

This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikivoyage.
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Latitude of center
46.673° or 46° 40′ 23″ north
Longitude of center
-89.1745° or 89° 10′ 28″ west
Geo­Names ID
12217946
Wiki­data ID
Q1338

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Upper Peninsula” goes by many names.
شبه جزيرة ميشيغان العلياArabic
Miçiqanın Yuxarı yarımadasıAzerbaijani
Yuxarı yarımadasıAzerbaijani
Michigango goi penintsulaBasque
মিশিগানের উর্ধ্বস্থ উপদ্বীপBengali
Península superior de MichiganCatalan
密西根上半島Chinese
Bovenschiereiland van MichiganDutch
Upper PeninsulaDutch
supra duoninsulo de MiĉiganoEsperanto
YläniemimaaFinnish
Péninsule supérieure du MichiganFrench
Obere HalbinselGerman
Obere Halbinsel von MichiganGerman
חצי האי העליון של מישיגןHebrew
Felső-félszigetHungarian
Semenanjung HuluIndonesian
Michigan superioreItalian
Penisola superioreItalian
Sopra il ponteItalian
アッパー半島Japanese
어퍼반도Korean
Paeninsula Michiganensis SuperiorLatin
Peninsula superiora de MichiganOccitan (post 1500)
شبه‌جزیره علیای میشیگانPersian
Górny PółwysepPolish
Upper PeninsulaPolish
Michigan SuperiorPortuguese
Península SuperiorPortuguese
Верхний полуостровRussian
Верхний полуостров МичиганаRussian
Zgornji polotok MichiganaSlovenian
Península superior de MíchiganSpanish
Michigans övre halvöSwedish
Верхній півострів МічигануUkrainian
اپر پیننسولا آف مشی گنUrdu
penizoła superioreVenetian
Bán đảo ThượngVietnamese
Bán đảo Thượng MichiganVietnamese
Opper-MichiganWestern Frisian
密芝根上半島Yue Chinese
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