Duck Island (Vilas County, Wisconsin)

Coordinates: 46°08′07″N 89°05′58″W / 46.1352°N 89.0995°W / 46.1352; -89.0995
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Duck Island
Duck Island is located in Wisconsin
Duck Island
Duck Island
Location of Duck Island in Wisconsin
Geography
LocationLac Vieux Desert
Coordinates46°08′07″N 89°05′58″W / 46.1352°N 89.0995°W / 46.1352; -89.0995
Highest elevation1,680 ft (512 m)
Highest pointunnamed
Administration
United States
StateWisconsin
CountyVilas
TownPhelps

Duck Island is a small island located just inside the Wisconsin border, in the town of Phelps, Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. The island is one of two inhabited islands in Lac Vieux Desert, the other being Draper Island, Michigan.[1]

Climate[edit]

Duck Island
Climate chart (explanation)
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Precipitation totals in mm
Source: [2]
Imperial conversion
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Precipitation totals in inches

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Duck Island (Wisconsin)
  2. ^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2016.