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Isle Royale

American  
[roi-uhl] / ˈrɔɪ əl /

noun

  1. an island in Lake Superior: a part of Michigan; a national park. 208 sq. mi. (540 sq. km).


Isle Royale British  
/ ˈrɔɪəl /

noun

  1. an island in the northeast US, in NW Lake Superior: forms, with over 100 surrounding islands, Isle Royale National Park . Area: 541 sq km (209 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Three Michigan men have been charged with causing a wildfire that burned six acres and damaged Isle Royale National Park, a remote, rugged archipelago in Lake Superior, in 2022, the authorities said.

From New York Times • May 16, 2024

But the early results haven’t settled a debate over whether people should rescue struggling species at Isle Royale or other designated wilderness areas, where federal law calls for letting nature take its course.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2023

For a recent study in Anthropocene, the researchers examined sediments from two small inland lakes near ancient mines on Lake Superior’s isolated Isle Royale in Michigan.

From Scientific American • Feb. 6, 2023

Bridget Byrne, 26, spent the summers of 2017 through 2020 as an intern, then as a park ranger interpreter at Isle Royale National Park in Michigan.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2022

Then we went to the Isle Royale, and saw the mines, which had been worked even by the ancient Mexicans; also an immense mass of amethysts. 

From Memoirs by Leland, Charles Godfrey

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