Cana Island
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  Cana Island | |
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| Location | Door County, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 45°05′17″N 87°02′58″W / 45.0880490°N 87.0495529°WCoordinates: 45°05′17″N 87°02′58″W / 45.0880490°N 87.0495529°W |
| Area | 8.7[1] acres (3.5 ha) |
| Highest elevation | 581 ft (177.1 m) |
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| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Door |
| Town | Baileys Harbor |
Aerial view of the Cana Island Lighthouse.
Cana Island is an island in Lake Michigan in Door County, Wisconsin, United States.[2] The Cana Island Light is on the east side of the island. Cana Island is connected to the mainland by a causeway when water levels are low.[3] Causeway conditions are monitored by a webcam operated by the county parks department.[4] The island is part of the Town of Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin.
In 1896 the wooden bulk freighter Australasia burned and sank off Cana Island.[5]
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Notes[]
- ^ "Cana Island". Door County Maritime Museum. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Cana Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ Visit the beautiful Cana Island Lighthouse from May - October!
- ^ Cana Island Camera, Door County Parks Department
- ^ "Australasia (1884)". Wisconsin Shipwrecks. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
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