Chequamegon Point

Chequamegon Point is a peninsula that extends into Chequamegon Bay of Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin, in the Town of Sanborn, in Ashland County, Wisconsin.[1] Long Island is an extension of Chequamegon Point. Most of Chequamegon Point is owned by the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians.[2][3] There is a lighthouse on the point.

Notes

  1. ↑ "Chequamegon Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Case Studies: Long Island, Apostle Islands, Wis. (Lake Superior) - A COMPARISON OF OCEANIC BARRIER SYSTEMS AND GREAT LAKES BARRIER SYSTEMS
  3. ↑ Wisconsin Shorebird Survey Contacts

Coordinates: 46°43′42″N 090°48′34″W / 46.72833°N 90.80944°W / 46.72833; -90.80944


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