Long Island (Wisconsin) Explained

Long Island is an island in Lake Superior in Wisconsin, usually identified with the Apostle Islands. It is geologically different from the other islands, as it is just an extension of the spit off Chequamegon Point.[1] The island is a part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in the Town of Sanborn, in Ashland County, Wisconsin. It is 6.40NaN0 long and between 75and wide.[2]

According to USGS GNIS, Wisconsin has five other islands with the same name.

Notes

46.7269°N -90.785°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.uwgb.edu/birds/shorebird/Sites/longisland.htm Wisconsin Shorebird Survey Contacts
  2. http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~chinwu/GLE401/web/Bruce/caseone.html Case Studies: Long Island, Apostle Islands, Wis. (Lake Superior) - A COMPARISON OF OCEANIC BARRIER SYSTEMS AND GREAT LAKES BARRIER SYSTEMS