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词条 North Bass Island
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  1. Geography

  2. See also

  3. References

  4. External links

North Bass Island is an island of the U.S. state of Ohio located in Lake Erie.[1] A small unincorporated community, Isle Saint George, is on the island.[2] The North Bass Island Post Office was established on May 25, 1864, and the name changed to Isle Saint George Post Office on March 2, 1874.[3] The Isle Saint George ZIP code 43436 provides PO Box service.[4]

The 688.6-acre (2.786 km²) island is one of few islands that has not been commercially developed. The state of Ohio purchased 589 acres (2.4 km²) of the island to preserve it from development and operates it as North Bass Island State Park.

Historically, North Bass was mainly used as a vineyard. According to the 2000 census the island had 13 permanent residents.[5] The island's only public school closed in 2006 after more than a century of operation.[6] As of January 2007, there were roughly two dozen permanent residents residing on the island's 12 privately owned properties.[7]

North Bass Island Airport {{Airport codes|||3X5}} offers a {{convert|1804|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} paved airstrip.[8]

Geography

North Bass Island is the second largest and northernmost island of the Bass Islands; which are a part of the larger Lake Erie Islands archipelago. On the southwest corner of the island there is a small bay named Manila Bay and there is a small unnamed creek that protrudes from the bay. The island is part of Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio.

See also

  • Isle St. George AVA

References

1. ^{{gnis|1066115}}
2. ^{{gnis|1061260|Isle Saint George}}
3. ^{{gnis|2041512|Isle Saint George Post Office}}
4. ^ZIP Code Lookup, United States Postal Service
5. ^North Bass Island: Blocks 1075 thru 1082, Census Tract 501, Ottawa County, Ohio United States Census Bureau
6. ^{{cite news | url=http://www.toledoblade.com/State/2011/11/30/Ohio-island-school-considers-ideas-to-stay-afloat-as-enrollment-dwindles.html | title=Ohio island school considers ideas to stay afloat as enrollment dwindles | publisher=Sandusky Newspapers | work=Sandusky Register | date=November 30, 2011 | accessdate=October 3, 2016 | last=Zelm | first=Annie}}
7. ^http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/18406/default.aspx, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
8. ^{{cite web|title=North Bass Island|url=https://nfdc.faa.gov/nfdcApps/airportLookup/airportDisplay.jsp?category=nasr&airportId=3X5|work=FAA|accessdate=3 April 2013}}

External links

  • North Bass Island State Park - official site
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5 : Lake islands of Ohio|Islands of Ottawa County, Ohio|Islands of Lake Erie|State parks of Ohio|Protected areas of Ottawa County, Ohio

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