Door Peninsula
| Door Peninsula | ||
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| Coordinates | 44 ° 54 ′ N , 87 ° 18 ′ W | |
| Waters 1 | Lake Michigan | |
| Waters 2 | Green Bay | |
| length | 100 km | |
| width | 30 km | |
The Door Peninsula ( English Door Peninsula ) is a peninsula in the east of the US state of Wisconsin , which the Green Bay from the actual Lake Michigan separates.
The peninsula begins north of Brown and Kewaunee Counties and continues northeast, encompassing almost all of Door County .
The Door Peninsula belongs to the western part of the Niagara strata .
Cherries and apples are grown on the peninsula. It is also a popular tourist destination. In 1882 the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal was completed. This divides the peninsula into a northern and a southern part. This practically turns the former into an island.
Limestone outcrops of the Niagara strata emerge on both coasts of the peninsula, although these are larger on the Green Bay side and more prominent in the Bayshore Blufflands . Beyond the northern tip of the Door Peninsula, a chain of islands continues, the largest of which is Washington Island . The partially extending below the water line area edge continues in a northerly direction, where it is then in the upper part of Michigan located Garden Peninsula forms.
The name of the peninsula and the county on it is derived from the name of the shipping route that connects Green Bay with Lake Michigan between the Door Peninsula and Washington Island. This narrow passage is considered to be dangerous and was previously the undoing of a number of ships. The French translation of the original name was Porte des Morts . In English this is called "Death's Door" (literally translated as "Death Gate").
Individual evidence
Web links
- Door County tourism information from TravelWisconsin.com
- Door County Chamber of Commerce