Upper Peninsula of Michigan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Upper_Peninsula_of_Michigan

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:island
gptkbp:area	16,377 square miles
gptkbp:borderedBy	gptkb:Lake_Huron gptkb:Lake_Michigan gptkb:Lake_Superior gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkbp:climate	humid continental
gptkbp:connects	gptkb:Lower_Peninsula_of_Michigan gptkb:Mackinac_Bridge
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:county	gptkb:Keweenaw_County gptkb:Schoolcraft_County gptkb:Delta_County gptkb:Mackinac_County gptkb:Menominee_County gptkb:Chippewa_County gptkb:Iron_County gptkb:Baraga_County gptkb:Gogebic_County gptkb:Ontonagon_County gptkb:Alger_County gptkb:Marquette_County gptkb:Houghton_County gptkb:Luce_County
gptkbp:demonym	gptkb:Yooper
gptkbp:famousFor	gptkb:wildlife lighthouses outdoor recreation Native American history autumn foliage remote wilderness shipwrecks heavy snowfall Finnish-American heritage Great Lakes shoreline
gptkbp:highestPoint	gptkb:Mount_Arvon 1,979 feet
gptkbp:historicalEvent	gptkb:Copper_Country_Strike_of_1913–1914 mining boom in the 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Upper Peninsula of Michigan
gptkbp:largestCity	gptkb:Marquette
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:the_U.P.
gptkbp:notableDish	pasty
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:Copper_Harbor gptkb:Sault_Ste._Marie gptkb:Isle_Royale_National_Park gptkb:Keweenaw_Peninsula gptkb:Porcupine_Mountains gptkb:Tahquamenon_Falls gptkb:Pictured_Rocks_National_Lakeshore
gptkbp:notableIndustry	forestry mining tourism
gptkbp:population	approximately 300,000
gptkbp:state	gptkb:Michigan
gptkbp:timezone	gptkb:Central_Time_Zone gptkb:Eastern_Time_Zone
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Ishpeming,_Michigan,_USA gptkb:Escanaba gptkb:Federal_Reserve_Bank_of_Minneapolis gptkb:Straits_of_Mackinac gptkb:Mackinac_Bridge gptkb:Diocese_of_Northern_Michigan gptkb:western_Upper_Peninsula_of_Michigan
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5