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Larsen Harbor

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Locator map: Larsen Harbor highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Locator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeBay
Coordinates45.7989° N, 85.4520° WGoogle Maps: Larsen HarborDownload KML
WithinBeaver Island archipelago
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Locator map: Larsen Harbor highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Locator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Coordinates
45.7989° N, 85.4520° WGoogle Maps: Larsen HarborDownload KML
Concepts
toponymymaritime
Within
Beaver Island archipelago

Summary

Larsen Harbor is a GNIS-named bay in the Beaver Island archipelago. The current OpenStreetMap snapshot contains a matching named natural=bay node carrying GNIS feature 630171. Despite the word “Harbor” in the name, the sources held do not yet establish that it had harbor facilities or a documented settlement.

Open questions

  • Who or what gave Larsen Harbor its name?
  • Do nautical charts, property records, or local newspapers document harbor use?

Maps for this place

These Atlas plates provide regional context. They do not establish a precise boundary, current ownership, access right, operating status, or field condition.

  • EnvironmentSoils, wetlands, hydrography, and terrain
  • GeologyGeneralized geology and landforms
  • HydrologyMapped water and wetland context
  • AccessMapped routes, facilities, and protected areas
  • Land surveyPLSS geometry and historic GLO patent-location context

Sources

  1. GNIS feature 630171; feature class 'Bay'.
    federal · gnis · gnis_names
  2. Node 369020265 is named Larsen Harbor, tagged natural=bay, and carries GNIS feature 630171.
    osm · water

Added 28 July 2026 · revised 1 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Larsen Harbor”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/places/larsen-harbor/, accessed [date], citing U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System, Domestic Names (Michigan), retrieved 2026-07-28. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-01. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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