Isle Royale is an island of the Great Lakes, located in the northwest of Lake Superior. The island and the surrounding smaller islands and waters make up Isle Royale National Park. Despite its French spelling, it is pronounced 'Il-'roi(-&)l, with a long I in Isle and the accent on the first syllable of Royale, not the second.^[1] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 355 pixel Image in higher resolution (1214 × 538 pixel, file size: 286 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A map of Isle Royale National Park. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 355 pixel Image in higher resolution (1214 × 538 pixel, file size: 286 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) A map of Isle Royale National Park. ... The Great Lakes islands consist of 35,000 islands created by uneven glacial activity in the Great Lakes basin. ... Lake Superior, bounded by Ontario and Minnesota to the north and Wisconsin and Michigan to the south, is the largest of North Americas Great Lakes. ... Isle Royale National Park is a U.S. National Park in the state of Michigan. ...

The island is 45 miles (74 km) long and 9 miles (14 km) wide, with an area of 206.73 square miles (535.42 km²), the largest naturally isolated island in Lake Superior (though smaller than Copper Island). It is defined by the United States Census Bureau as Census Tract 9603 of Keweenaw County, Michigan. As of the 2000 census there was no permanent population. ^[2] All residents were removed when the island was made a national park. Ships generally land at Rock Harbor, which also has a lodge, campground, and information center. A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... km redirects here. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Copper Island is an island in the North Pacific (one of the Komandorski Islands) located near Attu at the western end of the Aleutian Islands Copper Island is a dialect (also as Mednyy) of the Aleut language. ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A census tract, census area, or census district is a particular community defined for the purpose of taking a census. ... Keweenaw County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... The main access point for visitors landing at Isle Royale National Park, in northern Lake Superior. ...

Isle Royale is United States territory (even though it is closer to the Canadian coastline) and is part of the state of Michigan (even though it is closer to Minnesota). In 1875, Isle Royale was set off from Keweenaw County as a separate county, "Isle Royale County". In 1897, the county was dissolved, and the island was reincorporated into Keweenaw County. The highest point on the island is Mount Desor at 1,394 feet (425 m), or about 800 feet (250 m) above lake level. Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... Keweenaw County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ...

The island was once the site of a lake trout and whitefish fishery, a resort community, and unprofitable copper mines. It was also the site of crude copper mining by Native Americans, centuries earlier. Today it has no permanent inhabitants; the small communities of Scandinavian fishermen were removed by the United States Park Service shortly after the Isle became a national park in mid-century. The western tip of the island is home to several shipwrecks that are very popular with scuba divers, including the S.S. America.^[3] Binomial name Salvelinus namaycush (Walbaum, 1792) Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) is a freshwater char living mainly in lakes in northern North America. ... Species See text. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic pinkish red Standard atomic weight 63. ... Chief Quanah Parker of the Quahadi Comanche Native Americans in the United States (also Indians, American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Original Americans) are those indigenous peoples within the territory which is now encompassed by the continental United States, and their descendants in...

Isle Royale is within about 22 miles (35 km) of the Canadian shore of the lake, near the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario, and is 56 miles (90 km) from the Michigan shore, on the Keweenaw Peninsula. There are seasonal passenger ferry services to the island from Grand Portage, Minnesota, Copper Harbor, Michigan, and Houghton, Michigan. There is also sea plane service offered at some times of the year. There are no roads on the island, and in fact no wheeled vehicles of any kind are permitted.^[4] Nickname: Lakehead; The Lakehead Motto: Superior by nature Location of Thunder Bay, Ontario Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Region Northwestern Ontario District Thunder Bay District CMA Thunder Bay Established 1970 (amalgamation between Fort William and Port Arthur) Incorporated as Towns Port Arthur in 1884, Fort William in 1892 Incorporated as... The Keweenaw Peninsula is the most northern part of Michigans Upper Peninsula. ... Grand Portage is an unorganized territory located in Cook County, Minnesota, on Lake Superior, at the northeast corner of the state near the Ontario border. ... A gift shop in Copper Harbor Copper Harbor is a small, unincorporated community (about 75 year-round residents) in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Houghton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and largest city in the Copper Country on the Keweenaw Peninsula. ...

The island is well known among ecologists as the site of a long-term study of a predator-prey system, between moose and wolves. Before the self-introduction of wolves to the island (crossing winter ice from Ontario), coyotes were the primary predators. Prior to that, caribou and lynx dominated. Other common mammals are red foxes, beavers, red squirrels, and snowshoe hares. Ernst Haeckel coined the term oekologie in 1866. ... [[Image:Hawk eating prey. ... Binomial name Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758) Moose range map The moose (so named in North America) or elk (in Europe), Alces alces, is the largest member of the deer family Cervidae, distinguished from the others by the palmate antlers of its males. ... Wolf Wolf Man Mount Wolf Wolf Prizes Wolf Spider Wolf 424 Wolf 359 Wolf Point Wolf-herring Frank Wolf Friedrich Wolf Friedrich August Wolf Hugo Wolf Johannes Wolf Julius Wolf Max Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf Maximilian Wolf Rudolf Wolf Thomas Wolf As Name Wolf Breidenbach Wolf Hirshorn Other The call... Binomial name Canis latrans Say, 1823 Coyote range The coyote (Canis latrans, meaning barking dog) also prairie wolf [2]) is a member of the Canidae (dog) family and a close relative of the domestic dog. ... Binomial name Rangifer tarandus The reindeer, known as caribou in North America, is an Arctic-dwelling deer (Rangifer tarandus). ... The overall range of Lynx species. ... Binomial name Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus, 1758 Red Fox range Synonyms Vulpes fulva, Vulpes fulvus The Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes, although some authorities use Vulpes fulva for the scientific name. ... Binomial name Castor canadensis Kuhl, 1820 A taxidermied American Beaver The American Beaver (Castor canadensis) is a large semi-aquatic rodent native to Canada, most of the United States and parts of northern Mexico. ... Binomial name Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Erxleben, 1777) The North American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) is a medium sized (200–250g) diurnal mammal that defends a year-round exclusive territory. ... Binomial name Lepus americanus Erxleben, 1777 The Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus) is a species of hare found in North America. ...

External links

• Satellite Image of Isle Royale from Google
• Geological history of Isle Royale
• Isle Royale travel guide from Wikitravel
• Isle Royal Travel Info
• / Isle Royale Shipwrecks

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References

1. ^ Definition of Isle Royale. Encyclopedia Brittanica Online. Encyclopedia Brittanica. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
2. ^ Census Tract 9603, Keweenaw County United States Census Bureau
3. ^ Merryman, Ken. SS America Shipwreck. Superior Trips. Retrieved on April 4, 2007.
4. ^ "Isle Royale FAQ". Retrieved on April 8, 2007.