Long Island is an island in
Lake Superior in
Wisconsin usually identified with the
Apostle Islands
The Apostle Islands are a group of 22 islands in Lake Superior, off the Bayfield Peninsula in northern Wisconsin. The majority of the islands are located in Ashland County—only Sand, York, Eagle, and Raspberry Islands are located in Ba ...
. It is geologically different from the other islands, though, in that it is actually just an extension of the
spit off
Chequamegon Point
Chequamegon Point is a peninsula that extends into Chequamegon Bay of Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin, in the Town of Sanborn, in Ashland County, Wisconsin. Long Island is an extension of Chequamegon Point. Most of Chequamegon Point is owned b ...
. It is a part of the
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, and is located in the Town of
Sanborn, in
Ashland County, Wisconsin.
The island is long and between wide.
Case Studies: Long Island, Apostle Islands, Wis. (Lake Superior) - A COMPARISON OF OCEANIC BARRIER SYSTEMS AND GREAT LAKES BARRIER SYSTEMS
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According to USGS GNIS, there are 5 other islands with the same name in Wisconsin.
Notes
Lake islands of Wisconsin
Islands of Ashland County, Wisconsin
Apostle Islands
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