Geography | |
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Location | Michigan |
Coordinates | 41°44′55″N 83°26′37″W / 41.74861°N 83.44361°W [1] |
Adjacent to | Maumee Bay |
Highest elevation | 568 ft (173.1 m) [1] |
Administration | |
United States | |
State | Michigan |
County | Monroe |
Gard Island is an island located in Maumee Bay, in Monroe County, Michigan. [2] Its coordinates are 41°44′55″N 83°26′37″W / 41.74861°N 83.44361°W [1], and according to the United States Geological Survey its elevation as 568 ft (173 m) in 1980. [1] It was labeled "Guard Island", along with Indian Island and Squaw Island, on a 1900 USGS map of the area. [3] A 1938 map showed it alongside Indian Island, Odeen Island, and Woodtick Island. [4]