Michigan's Upper Peninsula

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Michigan's_Upper_Peninsula

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:island
gptkbp:acquiredBy	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:acquisitionYear	1783
gptkbp:area	16,377 square miles
gptkbp:borders	gptkb:Lake_Huron gptkb:Lake_Michigan gptkb:Lake_Superior gptkb:Ontario gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkbp:cededTo	gptkb:Britain
gptkbp:climate	humid continental
gptkbp:contains	gptkb:Copper_Harbor gptkb:Whitefish_Point gptkb:Sault_Ste._Marie gptkb:St._Ignace gptkb:Escanaba gptkb:Houghton gptkb:Iron_Mountain gptkb:Menominee gptkb:Isle_Royale_National_Park gptkb:Mackinac_Bridge gptkb:Keweenaw_Peninsula gptkb:Munising gptkb:Porcupine_Mountains gptkb:Tahquamenon_Falls gptkb:Pictured_Rocks_National_Lakeshore gptkb:Lake_Gogebic
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:demonym	gptkb:Yooper
gptkbp:highestPoint	gptkb:Mount_Arvon 1,979 feet
gptkbp:historicallyPartOf	gptkb:Northwest_Territory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Michigan's Upper Peninsula
gptkbp:knownFor	forests mining natural beauty tourism
gptkbp:largestCity	gptkb:Marquette
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Michigan
gptkbp:mainIndustry	forestry mining tourism paper production
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:U.P.
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Mackinac_Bridge
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Copper_Country_Strike_of_1913–1914
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Northern_Michigan_University gptkb:Michigan_Technological_University
gptkbp:population	about 300,000
gptkbp:separates	gptkb:Lower_Peninsula_of_Michigan gptkb:Straits_of_Mackinac
gptkbp:timezone	gptkb:Central_Time_Zone gptkb:Eastern_Time_Zone
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Whitefish_Point gptkb:The_Marsh_King
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7