Middle Island (Lake Erie)
Middle Island is the southernmost point of land in Canada, located at 41°41'N, 82°41"W, or about 41.7 degrees north latitude. The southernmost part of the island lies a few metres from the American border. It lies in Lake Erie, just south of Pelee Island, and is part of Point Pelee National Park. It forms part of the province of Ontario. It is about the same latitude as the southernmost point in Michigan, and Mentor, Ohio, which is nearly that state's northeasternmost point.
The southernmost point of Middle Island is at a latitude of North 41°40'53". Twenty-seven U.S. states lie all or partly north of this point, as does Rome, Italy. Thirteen states are entirely north of this latitude (Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Michigan, Maine, Wisconsin, Oregon, South Dakota, New Hampshire and Vermont).
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