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Eagle Island, located in Lake Superior, is part of the Apostle Islands, and is located within the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Situated due north of the mainland sea caves and southwest of Sand Island, it is the second smallest and westernmost of the Apostle Islands, covering approximately 20 acres (8.1 hectares). Like Gull Island, Eagle Island serves as a bird rookery and sanctuary, providing important nesting habitat for species such as double-crested cormorants and herring gulls. Notably, it is the only island in the archipelago that serves as a nesting area for great blue herons.

The island is closed to public access to protect its fragile ecosystem. Researchers from the Great Lakes Inventory and Monitoring Network conduct annual studies on the bird populations inhabiting the island. In recognition of its ecological significance, Eagle Island, along with Gull Island, was designated a State Natural Area in 1992 and is part of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.

Notes

1. Lakeshore, Friends of the Apostle Islands National (2022-08-07). "Eagle Island". Friends of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
2. "Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (U.S. National Park Service)".

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Islands	Madeline Island Stockton Island Gull Island Eagle Island Outer Island Oak Island Sand Island Basswood Island Bear Island Michigan Island Hermit Island Cat Island Otter Island Manitou Island Rocky Island Long Island Ironwood Island York Island Raspberry Island Devils Island South Twin Island North Twin Island
Lighthouses	Michigan Island Light Raspberry Island Light Outer Island Light Sand Island Light Devils Island Light Gull Island Light La Pointe Light Chequamegon Point Light Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light
Shipwrecks	Antelope Big Bay sloop City of Ashland D.R. Owen Lucerne Manistee Marquette Moonlight Noquebay Ottawa Pretoria R.G. Stewart Sevona Ira H. Owen T.H. Camp
Related historic sites	Hadland Fishing Camp Bass Island Brownstone Company Quarry La Pointe Indian Cemetery Manitou Camp Rocky Island Historic District Madeline Island Historical Museum
Protected designations	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Big Bay State Park

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