Gull Island (Wisconsin)

From Wikipedia - Reading time: 5 min

Gull Island is one of the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin, and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.[1] It is a small, flat, three-acre island[2] off the coast of Michigan Island. Along with Eagle Island, Gull Island is closed to visitors to allow colonies of birds to nest.[3] The island is also an important spawning site for fish.[4]

The Gull Island Light is on Gull Island.

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ "Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (U.S. National Park Service)".
  2. ^ Apostle Islands Critical Species (No. 269)
  3. ^ Frequently Asked Questions
  4. ^ Harris, Van T.; Eschmeyer, Paul H. (1974). "Sport Fishery and Wildlife Research 1972": 22–23. Retrieved 27 June 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

46°54′25″N 090°26′33″W / 46.90694°N 90.44250°W / 46.90694; -90.44250



Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 | Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gull_Island_(Wisconsin)
5 views | Status: cached on November 20 2024 20:33:49
Download as ZWI file
Encyclosphere.org EncycloReader is supported by the EncyclosphereKSF