Breaking the ice

Breaking the ice (HM2K1W)

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N 45° 46.674', W 84° 43.366'

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Extending the shipping season to transport goods

keep the Upper Great Lakes open for shipping each season.

Fun Facts

The Great Lakes shipping season is 42 weeks long, delivering over 150 million tons of materials.

Of the 42-week shipping season, twelve weeks require icebreaking services.

The Great Lakes icebreaking services have an estimated average annual outcome of $50 million to industry alone!

The USCGC Mackinaw is land-locked; she's too big to leave the Great Lakes!
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HM NumberHM2K1W
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Placed ByStraits State Harbor, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation Division
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Date Added Thursday, August 29th, 2019 at 11:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 677034 N 5071893
Decimal Degrees45.77790000, -84.72276667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 46.674', W 84° 43.366'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 46' 40.44" N, 84° 43' 21.96" W
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