Isle Royale

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biosphere reserve island national park

Isle Royale is a remote, forested island in northwestern Lake Superior known for its rugged wilderness, national park status, and long-term wolf–moose ecological study.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Isle Royale National Park 12
Isle Royale National Park (administrative headquarters) 1
Isle Royale National Park headquarters 1

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biosphere reserve ⓘ
island ⓘ
national park ⓘ
accessibleBy boat ⓘ
seaplane ⓘ
area approximately 206 square miles ⓘ
approximately 535 square kilometers ⓘ
closedToVisitorsInWinter yes ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designatedWilderness 1976 ⓘ
elevation Mount Desor 1,394 feet ⓘ
Mount Desor 425 meters ⓘ
establishedAsNationalPark 1940 ⓘ
governingBody National Park Service ⓘ
hasDesignation Isle Royale self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Isle Royale National Park
hasEcosystem boreal forest ⓘ
hasFeature numerous offshore islands and islets ⓘ
hasGeology Midcontinent Rift-related basalt and conglomerate rocks ⓘ
hasLongTermStudy Isle Royale wolf–moose study ⓘ
hasSettlement Rock Harbor ⓘ
Windigo ⓘ
hasTrail Greenstone Ridge Trail ⓘ
Greenstone Ridge Trail ⓘ
surface form: Minong Ridge Trail
hasWaterBody Siskiwit Lake ⓘ
many inland lakes and streams ⓘ
hasWildlife bald eagle ⓘ
beaver ⓘ
gray wolf ⓘ
loon ⓘ
moose ⓘ
red fox ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Desor ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
knownFor backcountry hiking and camping ⓘ
canoeing and kayaking ⓘ
cold‑water fisheries ⓘ
remote location ⓘ
rugged wilderness ⓘ
wolf–moose predator–prey study ⓘ
length approximately 45 miles ⓘ
approximately 72 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn Lake Superior ⓘ
Michigan (most of state) ⓘ
surface form: Michigan

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
locatedInBodyOfWater Lake Superior ⓘ
locatedInRegion northwestern Lake Superior ⓘ
nearestCity Houghton, Michigan ⓘ
Thunder Bay ⓘ
surface form: Thunder Bay, Ontario
partOf Isle Royale self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Isle Royale National Park
partOfArchipelago Isle Royale self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Isle Royale archipelago
protectedAreaStatus U.S. national park ⓘ
recognizedFor one of the longest-running predator–prey studies in the world ⓘ
seasonalAccess generally April through October ⓘ
state Michigan (most of state) ⓘ
surface form: Michigan
UNESCOBiosphereReserveDesignation 1980 ⓘ
width up to about 14 kilometers ⓘ
up to about 9 miles ⓘ
wolfMooseStudyBegan 1958 ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

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Houghton County, Michigan → contains → Isle Royale ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isle Royale National Park headquarters
Keweenaw County, Michigan → contains → Isle Royale ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isle Royale National Park (administrative headquarters)
this entity surface form: Isle Royale National Park
this entity surface form: Isle Royale National Park
Isle Royale → hasDesignation → Isle Royale self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isle Royale National Park
Lake Superior → hasIsland → Isle Royale ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isle Royale National Park
Mount Desor → hasViewOf → Isle Royale ⓘ
Sleeping Giant → hasViewOf → Isle Royale ⓘ
Mount Desor → isHighestPointOf → Isle Royale ⓘ
Mount Desor → isPartOf → Isle Royale ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isle Royale National Park
Mount Desor → isPartOf → Isle Royale ⓘ
Greenstone Ridge Trail → locatedIn → Isle Royale ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isle Royale National Park
this entity surface form: Isle Royale National Park
Mount Desor → locatedIn → Isle Royale ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isle Royale National Park
Rock Harbor → locatedIn → Isle Royale ⓘ
Windigo → locatedIn → Isle Royale ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isle Royale National Park
Rock Harbor → locatedInProtectedArea → Isle Royale ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isle Royale National Park
Greenstone Ridge Trail → locatedOn → Isle Royale ⓘ
Mount Desor → locatedOn → Isle Royale ⓘ
Windigo → locatedOn → Isle Royale ⓘ
this entity surface form: interior of Isle Royale
Isle Royale → partOf → Isle Royale self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isle Royale National Park
Rock Harbor → partOf → Isle Royale ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isle Royale east end
Isle Royale → partOfArchipelago → Isle Royale self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isle Royale archipelago
Mount Desor → protectedArea → Isle Royale ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isle Royale National Park