Mackinac

Mackinac

Mackinac (Mackinaw, Michilimackinac), Hauptort der Grafschaft Michilimackinac des Staates Michigan, auf der gleichnamigen Insel des Huron Sees; geräumiger Hafen, Fort, Fischerei, Handel; 1500 Ew.


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  • Mackinac — or formerly Michilimackinac geographical name island N Michigan in Straits of Mackinac …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Mackinac — /mak euh naw /, n. 1. Straits of, a strait between the peninsulas of Upper Michigan and Lower Michigan, connecting lakes Huron and Michigan. 2. Also, Mackinac Island. an island in Lake Huron at the entrance of this strait. 517; 3 mi. (5 km) long …   Universalium

  • Mackinac —  Island and Straits of Mackinac, in Lake Huron, but Mackinaw City, Michigan. The type of woolen coat is called a mackinaw, but Mackinaw blanket and Mackinaw boat are both capitalized. For all spellings, the pronunciation is mack in aw …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

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  • Mackinac — /mak euh naw /, n. 1. Straits of, a strait between the peninsulas of Upper Michigan and Lower Michigan, connecting lakes Huron and Michigan. 2. Also, Mackinac Island. an island in Lake Huron at the entrance of this strait. 517; 3 mi. (5 km) long …   Useful english dictionary

  • Mackinac Falls — is a drowned 100 foot (30 m) high waterfall formation under the waters of Lake Huron. The formation, which lies approximately 1 mile (1.5 km) east of Arch Rock on Mackinac Island, was the former outflow point for water flowing eastward from… …   Wikipedia

  • Mackinac Island (Míchigan) — Mackinac Island Ciudad de los Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

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