Gibraltar Island

This article is about the Ohio island. For the United Kingdom Overseas Territory, see Gibraltar. For the islands in England, see Gibraltar Islands.
Gibraltar Island
Nickname: Gem of Lake Erie
View of the island from South Bass
Gibraltar Island is located in Ohio
Gibraltar Island
Gibraltar Island
Geography
Area6.55 acres (2.65 ha)
Administration
United States

Gibraltar Island (or the "Gem of Lake Erie") is an island in Ohio, located within Lake Erie. This small 6.55-acre (0.026 km2)[1] island is just offshore of South Bass Island. It is part of Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio.

The rocky island is named for its resemblance to the Rock of Gibraltar.[2][3]

  1. ^ http://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/_documents/publications/GS/GS-025ExploretheLakeErieIslandsAGuidetoNatureandHistoryAlongtheLakeErieCoastalTrail.pdf Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine Explore the Lake Erie Islands: A Guide to Nature and History Along the Lake Erie Coastal Trail, p. 36. Retrieved March 7, 2014
  2. ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 51.
  3. ^ "Visit Gibraltar Island". Ohio Sea Grant College Program. Ohio State University. Retrieved 28 February 2018.