Ghegheto Island

Ghegheto
Nickname: Round Island
Ghegheto
Geography
Location Lake Huron
Coordinates 44°49′01″N 81°20′44″W / 44.81707°N 81.34557°W / 44.81707; -81.34557
Highest elevation 175 m (574 ft)[1]
Administration
Canada
Province Ontario

Ghegheto Island, also known as Round Island,[2] is an island in Lake Huron, about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the coast near Howdenvale, Ontario. The island is about 1,770 feet (540 m) long on its south-southwest axis and 600 feet (180 m) across in the north-northeast direction.[2] It sits on a shallow shoal that also includes Cavalier Island, and which can pose a danger to ship navigation.[2] Collectively, the small islands in this area are known as the Fishing Islands.[3]

Captain Bayfield, who charted the Bruce Peninsula in 1822, named the island after his Ojibwe assistant Ogima Ghegeto.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Ghegheto Island". Geoview.info. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 United States Hydrographic Office 1921, p. 143.
  3. 1 2 Koenig 2005, pp. 56–57.

Bibliography

  • Great Lakes Pilot, Volume I: Lake St. Clair, St. Clair River, Lake Huron, Georgian Bay Including North Channel, Lake Michigan, and Lake Superior (2nd ed.). United States Hydrographic Office. 1921.
  • Koenig, Edwin C. (2005). Cultures and Ecologies: A Native Fishing Conflict on the Saugeen-Bruce Peninsula. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-8847-3.
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