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Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; ... Upper Peninsula of Michigan (22 C, 42 P) Pages in category "Peninsulas of Michigan"
The Thumb is a region and a peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, so named because the Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten.The Thumb area is generally considered to be in the Central Michigan region, east of the Flint area and the Tri-Cities and north of Metro Detroit.
Michigan's Upper Peninsula is bounded on land by Wisconsin to the southwest and west; and in territorial waters by Minnesota to the west, Ontario to the west, north and east, and the Door Peninsula of Wisconsin extends into Lake Michigan east of the western Upper Peninsula. Five Michigan Upper Peninsula counties include nearby major islands ...
The main strait is 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (5.6 kilometers) wide with a maximum depth of 295 feet (90 meters; 49 fathoms), [2] and connects the Great Lakes of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Given the large size and configuration of the straits, hydrologically, the two connected lakes are one body of water, studied as Lake Michigan–Huron.
The Soo Locks is the largest waterway traffic system in the world located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. [6] Mackinac Island is located between the Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula in Michigan. The island has history of the United States, the Great Lakes, and Michigan for tourists to explore. [6]
It is located in the eastern part of Powell Township, with the town of Big Bay at the northwest corner of the lake. Lake Independence is 1,860 acres (750 ha) and reaches a depth of 30 feet (9.1 m). It contains many species of fish, including black crappie, bluegill, brown trout, cisco, northern pike, rock bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, white ...
Although it is located on Michigan's Lower Peninsula, Crawford County is considered to be part of Northern Michigan. The county contains land within three of Michigan's largest watersheds, belonging to the Au Sable, Manistee, and Muskegon rivers. Crawford County has relatively few lakes, mostly in the northern part of the county.