Middle Island (Lake Erie)

Middle Island

oblique view of Middle Island looking approximately east-southeast
Map of Pelee Island and Middle Island
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Geography
Location	Lake Erie
Coordinates	41°40′58″N 82°40′58″W / 41.68278°N 82.68278°W / 41.68278; -82.68278
Archipelago	Pelee Island Archipelago
Major islands	Pelee Island, East Sister Island and West Sister Island
Area	18.5 ha (46 acres)
Highest elevation	183 m (600 ft)
Administration
Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Essex
Township	Pelee
Demographics
Population	0

Middle Island is a small island, just 18.5 hectares (46 acres) in area.^[1] It is the southernmost point of land in Canada, located at 41°41'N, 82°41"W (41.685,-82.684), or about 41.7 degrees north latitude. It lies in Lake Erie, just south of Pelee Island, and is part of Point Pelee National Park. It forms part of the province of Ontario. The southernmost part of the island lies some 150 metres (164 yards) from the U.S. maritime boundary. The distance to the northernmost point of land in Canada—Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island—is 4,640 kilometres (2,883 miles).

The southernmost point of Middle Island is at a latitude of North 41°40′53″, which is at a slightly lower latitude than the southernmost point in Michigan and slightly farther south than downtown Chicago. Twenty-seven U.S. states lie fully or partly north of this point. Thirteen states are entirely north of this latitude (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine).^[2] California, Nevada, and Utah, albeit only their northernmost edge, are amongst the states that lie partially north of Middle Island, as their northern border is at the 42nd parallel north.