Cana Island

Coordinates: 45°05′17″N 87°02′58″W / 45.0880490°N 87.0495529°W / 45.0880490; -87.0495529
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Cana Island
Cana Island is located in Wisconsin
Cana Island
Cana Island
Cana Island is located in the United States
Cana Island
Cana Island
Geography
LocationDoor County, Wisconsin
Coordinates45°05′17″N 87°02′58″W / 45.0880490°N 87.0495529°W / 45.0880490; -87.0495529
Area8.7 sq mi (23 km2)
Highest elevation581 ft (177.1 m)
Administration
United States

Cana Island is an island in Lake Michigan in Door County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The Cana Island Light is on the island. Cana Island is connected to the mainland by a causeway.[2] The island is part of the Town of Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin.

In 1896 the wooden bulk freighter Australasia burned and sank off Cana Island.[3]

Climate

Cana Cove, near Cana Island
Climate chart (explanation)
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Imperial conversion
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Notes

  1. ^ "Cana Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Visit the beautiful Cana Island Lighthouse from May - October!
  3. ^ "Australasia (1884)". Wisconsin Shipwrecks. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.