Mackinac, Straits of, Michigan (MI), United States
Facts & Statistics
Place Name
Mackinac, Straits of
Pronunciation
MA-ki-naw
Place Status (Type)
strait
Location
Michigan, United States, North America
Latitude
45°49'N
Longitude
84°45'W
Mackinac, Straits of
(MA-ki-naw), N Mich., channel in heart of
historic
Mackinac region separating Upper and Lower peninsulas
and forming important waterway bet. lakes Huron (E) and Michigan (W);
c.4 mi/6.4 km wide. To E and SE of St. Ignace
(on N shore) are Mackinac, Round, and Bois Blanc isls. in L. Huron. St.
Helena Isl., to W, near N shore of L. Michigan. South Channel of
straits lies bet. Bois Blanc Isl. and the Lower Peninsula; 45°49'N
84°45'W. Spanned by the Mackinac Straits Bridge
(3,800 ft./1,158 m long; opened 1957).
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
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