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List of shipwrecks in Lake Superior

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ85780802 ↗
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Since the loss of the fur trading schooner Invincible in the vicinity of Whitefish Point in 1816, there have been several notable shipwrecks on Lake Superior. Out of the known shipwrecks in the lake, 34 of them are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, within the waters of Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. This list includes both shipwrecks in Lake Superior and the Saint Louis River.

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See also

List of shipwrecks on the Great Lakes

List of Great Lakes shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places

List of shipwrecks in the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

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References

Bibliography

Kohl, Cris (2008). The Great Lakes Diving Guide (2nd ed.). West Chicago: Seawolf Communications. ISBN 978-0-9679-9769-8.

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