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Sterling Island

Coordinates: 41°54′30″N 83°22′39″W / 41.90833°N 83.37750°W / 41.90833; -83.37750 (Sterling Island)[1]
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Sterling Island
Aerial image of an island.
USGS aerial imagery of Sterling Island
Sterling Island is located in Michigan
Sterling Island
Sterling Island
Sterling Island is located in the United States
Sterling Island
Sterling Island
Geography
LocationSoutheast Michigan
Coordinates41°54′30″N 83°22′39″W / 41.90833°N 83.37750°W / 41.90833; -83.37750 (Sterling Island)[1]
Adjacent toRiver Raisin
Highest elevation571 ft (174 m)[1]
Administration
United States
State Michigan
CountyMonroe

Sterling Island is a man-made island[2] in River Raisin, near Lake Erie. It is in Monroe County, Michigan. Its coordinates are 41°54′30″N 83°22′39″W / 41.90833°N 83.37750°W / 41.90833; -83.37750 (Sterling Island)[1], and the United States Geological Survey gives its elevation as 571 ft (174 m).[1][3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sterling Island
  2. ^ "River Raisin Legacy Project Field Guide" (PDF). City of Monroe. 2016. p. 22. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ^ United States Geological Survey; Smith, Glenn S. (1927). "Monroe Quadrangle, Michigan" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:31680.