United States · AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Leelanau Peninsula
Appellation
Leelanau Peninsula is an appellation in the United States, covering 87,577 ha.
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Key facts
- Official name
- Leelanau Peninsula viticultural area
- Type
- AVA (American Viticultural Area)
- Protected since
- 1982-03-15
- Area
- 87,577 ha
- Extent N–S × E–W
- 48.23 × 43.44 km
- Centre
- 44.9928° N, 85.7067° W
- State
- MI
- Federal rule
- 27 CFR 9.40
- Petitioner
- Lawrence Mawby, L. Mawby Vineyards/Winery in Suttons Bay
Where it is
- Nearest town
- 26 km north of Traverse City
- Nearest city
- 226 km north of Grand Rapids 195,097 people
- To the sea
- 757 km
- Lakes nearby
- Michigan (4.9 km) · Elk (26 km) · Torch (30 km)
- Same latitude
- Saint-Emilion grand cru (France), Roero (Italy), South Banat (Serbia), Dealu Mare (Romania), Hrvatsko primorje (Croatia)
Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain
- Elevation
- 176–352 m
- Mean elevation
- 227 m
Measured over the whole outline on 75,443 elevation cells of about 108 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Counties · 1
Legal boundary
Read the boundary description
(c) The Leelanau Peninsula viticultural area encompasses all of Leelanau County, Michigan, excluding the offshore islands.
Sources
UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)
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