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Tims Island

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Locator map: Tims Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Locator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeCape
Coordinates45.7939° N, 85.3440° WGoogle MapsDownload KML
WithinBeaver Island archipelago
ErasModern era
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Locator map: Tims Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Locator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
CapeGNIS 1614873
Coordinates
45.7939° N, 85.3440° WGoogle MapsDownload KML
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimetoponymy
Within
Beaver Island archipelago

Summary

Tims Island is the official GNIS name for feature 1614873, which GNIS classifies as a cape in the Beaver Island archipelago. The mismatch between the name and the GNIS feature class is retained rather than silently resolved: the held record establishes the official record and coordinate, but does not yet establish whether local usage treats the feature as an island, cape, or a coastal point, nor does it explain the name.

Open questions

  • Which charts and local sources define the feature represented by “Tims Island”?
  • What is the name’s origin, and why does the GNIS feature class say “Cape”?

Sources

  1. GNIS feature 1614873; feature class 'Cape'.
    federal · gnis · gnis_names

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Tims Island”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/places/tims-island/, accessed [date], citing U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System, Domestic Names (Michigan), retrieved 2026-07-28..

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