List of islands in Isle Royale National Park

The following is a list of islands in Isle Royale National Park. Located in Lake Superior, Isle Royale is the second largest island in the Great Lakes system, after only Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron. At 206.7 mi² (535.4 km²), Isle Royale is the third largest island in the contiguous United States after Long Island and Padre Island. The island and the surrounding islands and waters make up Isle Royale National Park for a total area of 209 sq mi² (542 km²) of above-water territory.

Detailed map of Isle Royale National Park

Isle Royale National Park consists of one large island (Isle Royale) surrounded by over 450 smaller islands, although only approximately 110 of these islands are formally named.[1][2] While Isle Royale National Park contains no permanent population and is governed by the National Park Service, the territory itself is part of Keweenaw County. The northern half of the park is administered locally by Houghton Township, while the southern half is part of Eagle Harbor Township.[3]

List of islands
Map of Michigan with Isle Royale highlighted.
Island Coordinates
Amygdaloid Island 48.15111°N 88.62056°W / 48.15111; -88.62056 (Amygdaloid Island)
Annie Island 48.17333°N 88.43833°W / 48.17333; -88.43833 (Annie Island)
Arch Island 48.06361°N 88.79361°W / 48.06361; -88.79361 (Arch Island)
Bailey Island 48.15417°N 88.48028°W / 48.15417; -88.48028 (Bailey Island)
Barnum Island 47.87778°N 89.23361°W / 47.87778; -89.23361 (Barnum Island)
Bat Island 48.14639°N 88.46472°W / 48.14639; -88.46472 (Bat Island)
Battleship Island 48.17472°N 88.49833°W / 48.17472; -88.49833 (Battleship Island)
Beaver Island 47.90778°N 89.17000°W / 47.90778; -89.17000 (Beaver Island (Lake Superior))
Belle Isle 48.15250°N 88.58944°W / 48.15250; -88.58944 (Belle Isle (Lake Superior))
Bobs Island 48.16778°N 88.45556°W / 48.16778; -88.45556 (Bobs Island)
Booth Island 47.87889°N 89.22611°W / 47.87889; -89.22611 (Booth Island)
Bottle Island 47.86611°N 89.26639°W / 47.86611; -89.26639 (Bottle Island)
Boys Island 48.18139°N 88.43278°W / 48.18139; -88.43278 (Boys Island)
Burnt Island 48.09194°N 88.57028°W / 48.09194; -88.57028 (Burnt Island (West Isle Royale))
Burnt Island 48.09194°N 88.57028°W / 48.09194; -88.57028 (Burnt Island (East Isle Royale))
Captain Kidd Island 48.16472°N 88.57139°W / 48.16472; -88.57139 (Captain Kidd Island)
Castle Island 47.92250°N 88.82028°W / 47.92250; -88.82028 (Castle Island)
Cemetery Island 48.09611°N 88.57056°W / 48.09611; -88.57056 (Cemetery Island)
Center Island 48.14139°N 88.49167°W / 48.14139; -88.49167 (Center Island)
Channel Island 47.97556°N 88.80833°W / 47.97556; -88.80833 (Channel Island)
Chippers Island 48.15028°N 88.57194°W / 48.15028; -88.57194 (Chippers Island)
Clay Island 48.14472°N 88.59222°W / 48.14472; -88.59222 (Clay Island)
Cork Island 48.15139°N 88.57667°W / 48.15139; -88.57667 (Cork Island)
Davidson Island 48.12500°N 88.51389°W / 48.12500; -88.51389 (Davidson Island)
Dean Island 48.15750°N 88.55278°W / 48.15750; -88.55278 (Dean Island)
Diamond Island 48.16944°N 88.54028°W / 48.16944; -88.54028 (Diamond Island)
Dog Island 48.17972°N 88.43500°W / 48.17972; -88.43500 (Dog Island)
Eagle Island 48.14972°N 88.57056°W / 48.14972; -88.57056 (Eagle Island)
East Caribou Island 48.10167°N 88.55528°W / 48.10167; -88.55528 (East Caribou Island)
Edwards Island 48.17222°N 88.43333°W / 48.17222; -88.43333 (Edwards Island)
Emerson Island 48.16361°N 88.46250°W / 48.16361; -88.46250 (Emerson Island)
Fire Island 48.14111°N 88.51028°W / 48.14111; -88.51028 (Fire Island)
Fisher Island 48.14944°N 88.52528°W / 48.14944; -88.52528 (Fisher Island)
Flag Island 48.16444°N 88.43111°W / 48.16444; -88.43111 (Flag Island)
Fryett Island 48.14472°N 88.59778°W / 48.14472; -88.59778 (Fryett Island)
Gale Island 48.16472°N 88.46111°W / 48.16472; -88.46111 (Gale Island)
Glenns Island 48.16083°N 88.46083°W / 48.16083; -88.46083 (Glenns Island)
Grace Island 47.88139°N 89.21944°W / 47.88139; -89.21944 (Grace Island)
Green Island 48.16250°N 88.55639°W / 48.16250; -88.55639 (Green Island)
Green Isle 48.07000°N 88.77750°W / 48.07000; -88.77750 (Green Isle)
Gull Islands 48.26222°N 88.26472°W / 48.26222; -88.26472 (Gull Islands)
Hat Island 47.98333°N 88.77306°W / 47.98333; -88.77306 (Hat Island)
Hawk Island 48.10333°N 88.72556°W / 48.10333; -88.72556 (Hawk Island)
Heron Island 48.12639°N 88.50306°W / 48.12639; -88.50306 (Heron Island)
Hog Island 48.15778°N 88.47167°W / 48.15778; -88.47167 (Hog Island)
Horn Island 48.15611°N 88.47639°W / 48.15611; -88.47639 (Horn Island)
Horner Island 48.14194°N 88.60750°W / 48.14194; -88.60750 (Horner Island)
Howe Island 48.16500°N 88.45861°W / 48.16500; -88.45861 (Howe Island)
Inner Hill Island 47.97389°N 88.81917°W / 47.97389; -88.81917 (Inner Hill Island)
Inner Island 47.97389°N 88.81917°W / 47.97389; -88.81917 (Inner Island)
Isle Royale 48.00056°N 88.83333°W / 48.00056; -88.83333 (Isle Royale)
Johns Island 47.88889°N 89.24167°W / 47.88889; -89.24167 (Johns Island)
Johnson Island 48.14806°N 88.58444°W / 48.14806; -88.58444 (Johnson Island)
Island Coordinates
Kamloops Island 48.07556°N 88.78556°W / 48.07556; -88.78556 (Kamloops Island)
Little Siskiwit Island 47.94222°N 88.89444°W / 47.94222; -88.89444 (Little Siskiwit Island)
Lone Tree Island 48.13750°N 88.49944°W / 48.13750; -88.49944 (Lone Tree Island)
Long Island 48.17833°N 88.43361°W / 48.17833; -88.43361 (Long Island (North Isle Royale))
Long Island 47.93472°N 88.79944°W / 47.93472; -88.79944 (Long Island (Central Isle Royale))
Lucky Island 48.17306°N 88.44333°W / 48.17306; -88.44333 (Lucky Island)
Mad Island 48.12361°N 88.50972°W / 48.12361; -88.50972 (Mad Island)
Malone Island 47.98056°N 88.79222°W / 47.98056; -88.79222 (Malone Island)
Menagerie Island 47.94778°N 88.76194°W / 47.94778; -88.76194 (Menagerie Island)
Merritt Island 48.18444°N 88.42778°W / 48.18444; -88.42778 (Merritt Island)
Middle Islands 48.09111°N 88.57667°W / 48.09111; -88.57667 (Middle Islands)
Minong Island 48.16361°N 88.45722°W / 48.16361; -88.45722 (Minong Island)
Mott Island 48.11111°N 88.53556°W / 48.11111; -88.53556 (Mott Island)
Net Island 48.17361°N 88.54972°W / 48.17361; -88.54972 (Net Island)
Newman Island 48.16694°N 88.45778°W / 48.16694; -88.45778 (Newman Island)
North Government Island 48.17944°N 88.42111°W / 48.17944; -88.42111 (North Government Island)
North Rock 47.86417°N 89.27639°W / 47.86417; -89.27639 (North Rock)
Ollies Dogs Rocks 48.11611°N 88.71556°W / 48.11611; -88.71556 (Ollies Dogs Rocks)
Outer Hill Island 48.11972°N 88.51750°W / 48.11972; -88.51750 (Outer Hill Island)
Outer Island 47.97222°N 88.81139°W / 47.97222; -88.81139 (Outer Island)
Passage Island 48.23361°N 88.35083°W / 48.23361; -88.35083 (Passage Island)
Paul Islands 47.91444°N 88.84917°W / 47.91444; -88.84917 (Paul Islands)
Pete Island 48.17417°N 88.47167°W / 48.17417; -88.47167 (Pete Island)
Picnic Island 48.13583°N 88.51556°W / 48.13583; -88.51556 (Picnic Island)
Porter Island 48.17472°N 88.44417°W / 48.17472; -88.44417 (Porter Island)
Rabbit Island 48.10028°N 88.56306°W / 48.10028; -88.56306 (Rabbit Island)
Raspberry Island 48.14222°N 88.47361°W / 48.14222; -88.47361 (Raspberry Island)
Redfin Island 47.90611°N 88.87139°W / 47.90611; -88.87139 (Redfin Island)
Ross Island 47.98056°N 88.77972°W / 47.98056; -88.77972 (Ross Island)
Round Island 48.12750°N 88.67333°W / 48.12750; -88.67333 (Round Island (Isle Royale))
Salt Island 47.88611°N 89.21944°W / 47.88611; -89.21944 (Salt Island)
Savage Island 48.16194°N 88.46611°W / 48.16194; -88.46611 (Savage Island)
Schooner Island 47.98417°N 88.75583°W / 47.98417; -88.75583 (Schooner Island)
Shaw Island 48.13278°N 88.49694°W / 48.13278; -88.49694 (Shaw Island)
Shiverette Island 47.96500°N 88.83417°W / 47.96500; -88.83417 (Shiverette Island)
Siskiwit Islands 47.90806°N 88.86556°W / 47.90806; -88.86556 (Siskiwit Islands)
Smith Island 48.16639°N 88.45222°W / 48.16639; -88.45222 (Smith Island)
Smithwick Island 48.13667°N 88.48833°W / 48.13667; -88.48833 (Smithwick Island)
South Government Island 48.16889°N 88.42333°W / 48.16889; -88.42333 (South Government Island)
Split Island 48.17750°N 88.42472°W / 48.17750; -88.42472 (Split Island)
Star Island 48.12167°N 88.51694°W / 48.12167; -88.51694 (Star Island)
Steamboat Island 48.17750°N 88.54250°W / 48.17750; -88.54250 (Steamboat Island)
Stone House Island 47.94000°N 88.78417°W / 47.94000; -88.78417 (Stone House Island)
Tallman Island 48.13889°N 88.51111°W / 48.13889; -88.51111 (Tallman Island)
Taylor Island 48.04889°N 88.84583°W / 48.04889; -88.84583 (Taylor Island)
Third Island 48.18250°N 88.42528°W / 48.18250; -88.42528 (Third Island)
Thompson Island 47.89194°N 89.23111°W / 47.89194; -89.23111 (Thompson Island)
Tookers Island 48.12917°N 88.50306°W / 48.12917; -88.50306 (Tookers Island)
Washington Island 47.87500°N 89.25000°W / 47.87500; -89.25000 (Washington Island)
West Caribou Island 48.09639°N 88.56639°W / 48.09639; -88.56639 (West Caribou Island)
Wheelock Island 48.15917°N 88.47000°W / 48.15917; -88.47000 (Wheelock Island)
Wilson Island 48.05639°N 88.83778°W / 48.05639; -88.83778 (Wilson Island)
Wright Island 47.97056°N 88.82667°W / 47.97056; -88.82667 (Wright Island)

Islands within an island

The following five islands are located within inland lakes on the island of Isle Royale. They are by definition islands in lakes.

Island Body of water Coordinates
Birch Isle Lake Richie 48.04917°N 88.69083°W / 48.04917; -88.69083 (Birch Isle)
Eagle Nest Island Siskiwit Lake 47.99306°N 88.72950°W / 47.99306; -88.72950 (Eagle Nest Island)
Hastings Island Lake Richie 48.04639°N 88.69417°W / 48.04639; -88.69417 (Hastings Island)
Ryan Island Siskiwit Lake 48.01000°N 88.77083°W / 48.01000; -88.77083 (Ryan Island)
Teakettle Island Siskiwit Lake 48.01361°N 88.76333°W / 48.01361; -88.76333 (Teakettle Island)

See also

References
  1. National Park Service (2010). "Isle Royale National Park: Nature & Science". Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  2. PlaceNames.com (2010). "Michigan: Keweenaw County: Island". Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  3. United States Census Bureau (2000). "Michigan municipality boundaries" (PDF). Retrieved July 9, 2010.
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