Plum Island (Wisconsin)

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Plum Island
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Plum Island is located in Wisconsin
Plum Island
Plum Island
Geography
LocationDoor County, Wisconsin
Coordinates45°18′29″N 86°57′11″W / 45.308132°N 86.953142°W / 45.308132; -86.953142Coordinates: 45°18′29″N 86°57′11″W / 45.308132°N 86.953142°W / 45.308132; -86.953142
Area0.455 sq mi (1.18 km2)
Highest elevation610 ft (186 m)
Administration
United States
StateWisconsin
CountyDoor County
TownWashington Island

Plum Island is an island in Lake Michigan in the southern part of the town of Washington in Door County, off the tip of the Door Peninsula in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.[1] The uninhabited island has a land area of 1.179 square kilometres (0.455 sq mi) or 117.87 hectares (291.3 acres). The island is a bird sanctuary under control of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and part of the Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge.[2] and is also open to the public for recreational purposes.[3] The island also holds the unmanned Plum Island Range Lights.

History[]

The border between Wisconsin and Michigan was originally defined as "the most usual ship channel" into Green Bay from Lake Michigan but commercial routes existed both to the north and south of the island which led to a border dispute. In 1936, the U.S. Supreme Court decision Wisconsin v. Michigan found that Plum and three other islands were part of Wisconsin.

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View on the north side of the island[]

View on the north side of Plum Island

Nearby islands[]

Plum Island is at the lower left. Pilot Island is at the lower right with Detroit Island at center-right and Washington Island in the distance.

References[]

  1. ^ "Plum Island (Wisconsin)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Warren, Joseph. "Wisconsin's newest island destination -- Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine -- April 2015". dnr.wi.gov. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  3. ^ Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge Hunt, Fish & Public Use Regulations 2021-2022, USFWS
  4. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

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