Porte des Morts passage

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Porte des Morts passage is a treacherous strait off the tip of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula in Lake Michigan, historically notorious for shipwrecks and dangerous sailing conditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic feature ⓘ
strait ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Death’s Door ⓘ
connects Green Bay ⓘ
open waters of Lake Michigan ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
hasAssociatedStructure Pilot Island Light ⓘ
Plum Island Range Lights ⓘ
Rock Island Light ⓘ
linked to: Pilot Island Light
hasFeature complex currents ⓘ
narrow channels ⓘ
variable depths ⓘ
hasHazard rocky outcrops ⓘ
shoals ⓘ
sudden storms ⓘ
hasNameLanguage French ⓘ
hasNameMeaning "Door of the Dead" ⓘ
linked to: Death’s Door
hasReputationFor dangerous sailing conditions ⓘ
shipwrecks ⓘ
treacherous navigation ⓘ
hasStrong currents ⓘ
winds ⓘ
isImportantFor local Door County tourism ⓘ
maritime history of the Great Lakes ⓘ
isKnownSince 19th century ⓘ
isPartOf Great Lakes waterway system ⓘ
locatedIn Door County ⓘ
Door Peninsula ⓘ
Lake Michigan ⓘ
United States ⓘ
Wisconsin ⓘ
navigatedBy ferries to Washington Island ⓘ
near Pilot Island ⓘ
Plum Island ⓘ
Rock Island ⓘ
region Midwestern United States ⓘ
separates Door Peninsula ⓘ
Washington Island ⓘ
subjectOf local legends ⓘ
shipwreck stories ⓘ
usedFor commercial shipping ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ
waterBody Lake Michigan ⓘ

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Northport, Wisconsin → hasViewOf → Porte des Morts passage ⓘ