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ID: 7024130
Page Link:
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7024130
Record Type:
physical
Apostle Islands (island group)
Coordinates:
Lat: 46 56 00 N
degrees minutes
Lat: 46.9333
decimal degrees
Long: 090 39 00 W
degrees minutes
Long: -90.6500
decimal degrees
Note:
Group of islands in SW Lake Superior off the NW coast of Wisconsin; most of the approximately 20 islands (including Madeline) belong to Ashland county; Sand Island & 2 smaller islands belong to Bayfield county.
Names:
Apostle Islands
(
preferred
,
C
,
V
)
The Apostle Islands
(
C
,
V
)
Twelve Apostles
(
C
,
V
)
Hierarchical Position:
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North and Central America
(continent) (
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United States
(nation) (
P
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Wisconsin
(state) (
P
)
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Apostle Islands
(island group) (
P
)
Place Types:
island group (
preferred
,
C
)
Sources and Contributors:
Apostle Islands..........
[
VP Preferred
]
.............................
USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994)
GNIS55000299
The Apostle Islands..........
[
VP
]
...................................
USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994)
GNIS55000299
Twelve Apostles..........
[
VP
]
.............................
Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
61
Subject:
.....
[
VP
]
..................
USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994)
GNIS55000299
..................
Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984)
61
Note:
English
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[
VP
]
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