Middle Island

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Middle Island is a small Canadian island in Lake Erie known as the southernmost point of land in Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
access boat only
area approximately 0.18 square kilometres
approximately 18 hectares
belongsTo Great Lakes region NERFINISHED
climateZone humid continental
conservationAction cormorant population management
habitat restoration
coordinateLatitude 41.68N
coordinateLongitude 82.68W
country Canada
ecosystemType Carolinian forest
island woodland
formerUse private retreat
site of a casino in the 19th century
hasConservationIssues cormorant overpopulation impacts
vegetation loss
hasNotableSpecies black-crowned night heron
double-crested cormorant NERFINISHED
rare Carolinian plant species
humanPopulation uninhabited
isImportantFor bird nesting colonies
migratory birds
isSouthernmostPointOf Canada NERFINISHED
Canadian territory
locatedIn Lake Erie NERFINISHED
North America
Ontario
Pelee Island Archipelago NERFINISHED
locatedNorthOf Kelleys Island NERFINISHED
Ohio NERFINISHED
locatedSouthOf Pelee Island NERFINISHED
managedBy Canadian Wildlife Service NERFINISHED
Environment and Climate Change Canada NERFINISHED
nearbyWaterBody Pelee Passage NERFINISHED
nearestCanadianSettlement Pelee Island, Ontario NERFINISHED
nearestUSState Ohio NERFINISHED
partOf Essex County, Ontario NERFINISHED
Pelee Island group NERFINISHED
protectedStatus Middle Island National Wildlife Area NERFINISHED
vegetation deciduous forest
shrub thickets
waterBodyName Lake Erie NERFINISHED
waterBodyType Great Lake

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pelee Township encompasses Middle Island
Lake Erie Islands hasPart Middle Island