Cana Island

Cana Island is an island in Lake Michigan in Door County, Wisconsin, United States.[2] The Cana Island Light is on the east side of the island. Cana Island is connected to the mainland by a causeway when water levels are low.[3] Causeway conditions are monitored by a webcam operated by the county parks department.[4] The island is part of the Town of Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin.

This article is about an island in Lake Michigan. For the island to the west of Panama, see Pearl Islands § Islands.
Cana Island
Cana Island
Cana Island
Geography
LocationDoor County, Wisconsin
Coordinates45°05′17″N 87°02′58″W
Area8.7[1] acres (3.5 ha)
Highest elevation581 ft (177.1 m)
Administration
StateWisconsin
CountyDoor
TownBaileys Harbor
Aerial view of the Cana Island Lighthouse.

In 1896 the wooden bulk freighter Australasia burned and sank off Cana Island.[5]

Climate
Cana Cove, near Cana Island
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References
  1. "Cana Island". Door County Maritime Museum. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. "Cana Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. "Cana Island Light Station".
  4. Cana Island Camera, Door County Parks Department
  5. "Australasia (1884)". Wisconsin Shipwrecks. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  6. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Retrieved 30 January 2016.



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