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A feature of Michigan that gives it the distinct shape of a mitten is the Thumb. This peninsula projects out into Lake Huron and the Saginaw Bay. The geography of the Thumb is mainly flat with a few rolling hills. The Leelanau Peninsula lies in the Northern Lower Michigan region. See Also Michigan Regions
Michigan (/ ˈ m ɪ ʃ ɪ ɡ ən / ⓘ MISH-ig-ən) is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwestern United States.It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, Indiana and Illinois to the southwest, Ohio to the southeast, and the Canadian province of Ontario to the east, northeast and north.
2.4 Natural geographic features of Michigan. 2.5 Places in Michigan. ... Geography of Michigan. Michigan is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of ...
Natural Landmarks in Michigan range from 24 to 11,600 acres (9.7 to 4,694.4 ha; 0.038 to 18.125 sq mi) in size. Owners include Michigan State University, private individuals and several state and federal agencies. [2] The National Natural Landmarks Program is administered by the National Park Service, a branch of the Department of the Interior ...
Due to the geographic separation and perceived cultural and political differences from the Lower Peninsula, at various times there have been proposals for the Upper Peninsula to secede from Michigan as a 51st state named Superior, sometimes including portions of northern Wisconsin and/or the northern Lower Peninsula.
Unique features in the area include the following: Algonac, known as the Venice of Michigan because of its many canals. [24] [25] Bad Axe was named after a broken axe found lodged in the knot of a tree at the clearing of the settlement's chief crossroads. [26] Bay Port, is the world's largest freshwater fishing port. [citation needed]
The Lower Peninsula is bounded on the west by Lake Michigan and on the northeast by Lake Huron, which connect at the Straits of Mackinac.In the southeast, the waterway consisting of the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, Detroit River, and Lake Erie separates it from the province of Ontario, Canada.
Bordering four of the five Great Lakes and Lake St. Clair, Michigan has the longest freshwater coastline of any political subdivision in the United States, measuring 3,288 miles. The state also contains 64,980 inland lakes and ponds. Additionally, Michigan ranks second behind only Alaska in the percentage of its territory that is composed of water.