Oak Island (Wisconsin)

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Oak Island

Oak Island is one of the Apostle Islands, in northern Wisconsin, in Lake Superior, and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. [1]

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  1. "Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (U.S. National Park Service)".

Coordinates: 46°56′14″N090°43′42″W / 46.93722°N 90.72833°W / 46.93722; -90.72833


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