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Calf Island (42°06′11″N 83°10′45″W) is an 11-acre (4.5 ha) island off the southwest coast of Grosse Ile. The island sits at an elevation of 571 feet (174 m) above sea level. [4] The island, which is within Grosse Ile Township, is uninhabited and serves primarily as a nesting location for migrating birds.
0 (permanent) Zug Island, viewed from the Detroit River in May 2021. Zug Island is a heavily industrialized island within the city of River Rouge at the southern city limits of Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located where the mouth of the River Rouge spills into the Detroit River.
Stony Island is an island in the Detroit River, in southeast Michigan.It has been used for hunting and fishing as long as humans have inhabited the region; from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, it was the site of a small settlement and served as a central location for the construction of the Livingstone Channel, as well as various civil engineering projects involving the Detroit ...
Aerial view of Grassy Island looking north. Grassy Island is a small, uninhabited 72-acre (29 ha) American island in the Detroit River. [1] It is located just north of Grosse Ile and west of Fighting Island, about 600 feet (180 m) west of the Canada–United States border. [2] The island is part of the city of Wyandotte, in Wayne County. [3]
Grosse Ile (/ ˌɡroʊs ˈiːl / grows-EEL) is an American island in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [1] Located just west of the Canada–United States border in the Detroit River, it is the largest island in the river and the most-populated island in the state of Michigan. The island is administered by Grosse Ile Township.
Sugar Island is a small island in the Detroit River [1] between Grosse Ile and Boblo Island. Sugar Island is part of Grosse Ile Township, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, and lies about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of the border with Canada. Currently the island is uninhabited and was recently converted to a wildlife refuge by the US Fish and ...
Elba Island is an island in the Detroit River. [2] It is in Wayne County , in southeast Michigan . Its coordinates are 42°06′09″N 83°08′51″W / 42.10250°N 83.14750°W / 42.10250; -83.14750 ( Elba Island ) , [ 1 ] and the United States Geological Survey gave its elevation as 591 ft (180 m) in
While the boundaries of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge encompass only 7.88 square miles (20.42 km 2) of property scattered along the west coast of the Detroit River and Lake Erie, the Department of the Interior has approved of future land acquisitions by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service totaling 18.75 square miles (48.56 km 2 ...