Keweenaw Peninsula

[ kee-wuh-naw ]

1. a peninsula in NW Michigan, projecting 60 miles (97 km) into Lake Superior.

Example Sentences

Mr. Fountain, the researcher, detected an abnormality on the lake floor, about 35 miles north of the Keweenaw Peninsula in Michigan, in 2019.

From New York Times

Fountain approached the group with “a potential target” near the northern tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula, and the Arlington was discovered last year.

From Seattle Times

The first three stops in Houghton, Mich., on the Keweenaw Peninsula, were also canceled because of inclement weather and winds, much to the chagrin of Marylyn and Randy Sandrik, passengers who live in Frisco, Texas.

From New York Times

He extracted sediment cores from lakes adjacent to prehistoric mines on Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale and measured trace metals in the cores, including lead and titanium, that had been released by processing the ore.

From Science Magazine

Nelson Sommerfeldt is looking into ways to get lower-cost renewable energy to residents in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, The Daily Mining Gazette reported.

From Washington Times