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Voyageurs National Park Geographic Profile: Boundaries, Regional Context, and Terrain Data
This geographic profile provides structured data on the spatial extent and natural features of Voyageurs National Park. Discover precise boundary measurements, regional locations across Minnesota, and a categorized overview of the diverse landscape, including mapped bays, lake systems, and forest cover.
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Minnesota's canoe-centric wilderness of ancient lakes and boreal forests
Voyageurs National Park
Voyageurs National Park is a national park in northern Minnesota established in 1975, making it Minnesota's only national park. The park is named after the voyageurs, French-Canadian fur traders who were the first European settlers to frequently travel through this area during the height of the North American fur trade. Located near the city of International Falls, the park encompasses over 218,000 acres of boreal wilderness characterized by a remarkable network of lakes, islands, and peninsulas. The park's defining feature is its outstanding water resources, with four major lakes totaling hundreds of miles of shoreline. The Kabetogama Peninsula, which makes up the majority of the park's land area, is accessible only by boat, creating a unique wilderness experience where visitors must travel by water to explore the interior.
- Location
- United States of America
- Park type
- National park
- Established
- 1975
- Area
- 883 km²
Location overview
Regional administration and transboundary island geography
Geographic Location and Regional Setting of Voyageurs National Park
Located within the United States of America, the park spans Saint Louis County and Koochiching County in Minnesota. Regional records highlight its transboundary layout and official status as an island park.
- Countries
- United States of America
- Regions
- Koochiching County, Minnesota, Saint Louis County
- Primary location
- Minnesota
- Geographic setting
- Transboundary · Island
Boundary and coordinates
Voyageurs National Park’s outline supplies context for 883 km²
Voyageurs National Park mapped boundary and 883 km² area
Voyageurs National Park pairs mapped geometry with its recorded 883 km² extent. Centre, coordinate limits, spans, and perimeter can clarify its dimensions where available, while the outline remains distinct from a legal survey.
- Boundary area
- 829.2 km²
- Boundary perimeter
- 250.7 km
- Northernmost point
- 48.6316° N
- Southernmost point
- 48.2996° N
- Easternmost point
- 92.4533° W
- Westernmost point
- 93.1808° W
- Geographic centre
- 48.4834° N, 92.8374° W
- North–south span
- 36.9 km
- East–west span
- 53.8 km
Terrain and natural features
Twenty islands, bays, and a river recorded within
Voyageurs National Park upland terrain and water features
Voyageurs National Park has upland relief and twenty displayed features, all recorded within its boundary. Islands form most of the set, alongside bays and the Ash River, while Alder Creek is stored as a bay and each feature keeps its supplied name.
Selected named natural features
Bays
Staege Bay
339 m
Islands
Powder Island
Lakes
Rainy Lake
Islands
Bowman Island
Islands
Strawberry Island
Environmental setting
Analysis of boreal forest cover, lacustrine water networks, and glacial relief settings
Voyageurs National Park Environmental Classifications and Physical Setting
Recorded landscape features, habitat types, and climate zones serve as interpretive categories for reading the physical setting of Voyageurs National Park. Stored classifications connect directly to related protected area destinations across the regional atlas network.
- Relief
- Upland
- Climate
- Temperate
- Water
- Water-dominated
- Forest cover
- Mostly forested
- Seasonality
- Strongly seasonal
Landscape features
Lakes · Rivers · Waterfalls · Cliffs · Forest · Woodland · Beach · Islands · Glacier
Habitat types
Boreal forest · Wetland · Riverine habitat · Lacustrine habitat · Glacial habitat
Park atlas
Trace the regional geography of protected landscapes, from northern Minnesota's boreal forests to adjacent wilderness areas.
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- Area
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- Established
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- Relief
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- Area
- 281.4 km²
- Established
- 1970
- IUCN
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- Area
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- Established
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- IUCN
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- Area
- 17.99 km²
- Established
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- IUCN
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- Relief
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- Area
- 4,020 km²
- Established
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- IUCN
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- Relief
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- Area
- 285.08 km²
- Water
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- Area
- 69 km²
- Established
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- IUCN
- Ib
- Relief
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