West Michigan
West Michigan is roughly the westernmost third of the "palm" of the Lower Pensinsula of Michigan. It includes most of the Lake Michigan shoreline, as well as the nearby cities and towns, farmland, and woodland.
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West Michigan
- Region with 1,150,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 732 feet (223 metres)
- …is also known as “Western Michigan”
- Description: region of Michigan, United States
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- Location
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Latitude of center
42.9744° or 42° 58′ 28″ north
Longitude of center
-85.7541° or 85° 45′ 15″ west
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“West Michigan” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “西密歇根”
- Chinese: “西密西根”
- French: “Ouest du michigan”
- French: “Ouest du Michigan”
- Hebrew: “מערב מישיגן”
- Italian: “Michigan occidentale”
- Korean: “웨스트 미시간”
- Slovenian: “West Michigan”
- Slovenian: “Zahodni Michigan”
- Urdu: “ویسٹ مشی گن”
- Vietnamese: “Tây Michigan”
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