Porte des Morts Passage

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geographic feature strait

Porte des Morts Passage is a notoriously treacherous strait in Lake Michigan, off the tip of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula, known for its dangerous currents, shipwrecks, and maritime legends.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
named after Porte des Morts (Death's Door) passage	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographic feature ⓘ strait ⓘ
adjacentTo	Door County shoreline ⓘ Washington Island shoreline ⓘ
associatedWith	Native American legends ⓘ shipwreck diving ⓘ
coastType	rocky shoreline ⓘ
connects	Green Bay, Wisconsin ⓘ surface form: Green Bay open waters of Lake Michigan ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasAlternativeName	Death’s Door ⓘ Death’s Door ⓘ surface form: Death’s Door Passage
hasFeature	frequent fog ⓘ rapidly changing weather ⓘ rocky outcrops ⓘ shoals ⓘ strong currents ⓘ
hasReputation	one of the most dangerous waterways on the Great Lakes ⓘ
hasShipwrecks	Great Lakes schooners ⓘ barges ⓘ steamships ⓘ
isSubjectOf	local folklore ⓘ maritime history studies ⓘ shipwreck surveys ⓘ
knownFor	dangerous currents ⓘ hazardous weather conditions ⓘ maritime legends ⓘ shipwrecks ⓘ treacherous navigation ⓘ
locatedIn	Door County ⓘ Lake Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Wisconsin ⓘ
locatedOff	Door Peninsula region ⓘ surface form: Door Peninsula
nameLanguage	French ⓘ
nameMeaning	Death’s Door ⓘ
navigationHazardFor	commercial vessels ⓘ recreational boats ⓘ
near	Washington Island Ferry Line ⓘ surface form: Washington Island Ferry route
partOf	Door County maritime landscape ⓘ Great Lakes waterway system ⓘ
region	Door Peninsula region ⓘ
separates	Door Peninsula region ⓘ surface form: Door Peninsula Washington Island ⓘ
state	Wisconsin ⓘ
tourismAttractionType	maritime heritage site ⓘ
usedBy	Washington Island Ferry Line ⓘ surface form: Washington Island Ferry
waterBody	Lake Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Door Peninsula region → nameEtymology → Porte des Morts Passage ⓘ

subject surface form: Door Peninsula

this entity surface form: named after Porte des Morts (Death's Door) passage

Washington Island → separatedBy → Porte des Morts Passage ⓘ