Editing Detroit (section)

===Topography===
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|142.87|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|138.75|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|4.12|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref> Detroit is the principal city in [[Metro Detroit]] and [[Southeast Michigan]]. It is situated in the [[Midwestern United States]] and the [[Great Lakes region]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Figure 3.1: Map showing the location of Detroit in Michigan, USA |url=https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Map-showing-the-location-of-Detroit-in-Michigan-USA_fig2_322593413 |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=ResearchGate |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge]] is the only international [[wildlife preserve]] in North America and is uniquely located in the heart of a major metropolitan area. The refuge includes islands, coastal wetlands, marshes, shoals, and waterfront lands along {{convert|48|mi|km|0}} of the Detroit River and western Lake Erie shoreline.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Refuge |url=https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Detroit_River/about.html |website=Detroit River |access-date=February 27, 2021 |archive-date=March 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330155617/https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Detroit_River/about.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The city slopes gently from the northwest to southeast on a [[till plain]] composed largely of glacial and lake clay. The most notable topographical feature in the city is the Detroit Moraine, a broad clay ridge on which the older portions of Detroit and Windsor are located, rising approximately {{convert|62|ft|m}} above the river at its highest point.<ref>{{cite web|last=Perkins|first=Almon|title=The Historical Geography of Detroit|url=http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/micounty/1682589.0001.001/5?q1=Detroit++Mich.++--+Description+and+travel&view=image&size=100|publisher=Michigan Historical Commission|access-date=February 17, 2013}}</ref> The highest elevation in the city is directly north of Gorham Playground on the northwest side approximately three blocks south of [[M-102 (Michigan highway)|8 Mile Road]], at a height of {{convert|675|to|680|ft|m}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Detroit High Point|url=http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=17044|work=Peakbagger.com|access-date=February 17, 2013}}</ref> Detroit's lowest elevation is along the Detroit River, at a surface height of {{convert|572|ft|m}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Great Lakes, Connecting Channels and St. Lawrence River Water Levels and Depths |url=http://www.lre.usace.army.mil/greatlakes/hh/greatlakeswaterlevels/waterlevelforecasts/connectingchannelsforecasts/ |work=United States Army Corps of Engineers – Detroit District |access-date=February 17, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114023709/http://www.lre.usace.army.mil/greatlakes/hh/greatlakeswaterlevels/waterlevelforecasts/connectingchannelsforecasts/ |archive-date=January 14, 2013 }}</ref>

[[Belle Isle Park]] is a {{convert|982|acre|sqmi ha|adj=on}} island park in the Detroit River, between Detroit and [[Windsor, Ontario]]. It is connected to the mainland by the [[MacArthur Bridge (Detroit)|MacArthur Bridge]]. Belle Isle Park contains such attractions as the [[James Scott Memorial Fountain]], the [[Belle Isle Conservatory]], the [[Detroit Yacht Club]] on an adjacent island, a half-mile (800 m) beach, a golf course, a nature center, monuments, and gardens. Both the Detroit and Windsor skylines can be viewed at the island's Sunset Point.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Belle Isle Park {{!}} Visit Detroit Itinerary |url=https://visitdetroit.com/itinerary/belle-isle-day-detroit/ |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=VisitDetroit.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

Three road systems cross the city: the original French template, with avenues radiating from the waterfront, and true [[Roads and freeways in metropolitan Detroit|north–south roads]] based on the [[Northwest Ordinance]] township system. The city is north of Windsor, Ontario. Detroit is the only major city along the Canada–U.S. border in which one travels south to cross into Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Amours |first=Andrew |date=July 5, 2020 |title=In Which Direction Must You Drive To Enter Canada If You Are In Detroit? |url=https://flytrippers.com/in-which-direction-must-you-drive-to-enter-canada-if-you-are-in-detroit/ |access-date=November 2, 2022 |website=Flytrippers |language=en-CA}}</ref>

Detroit has four border crossings: the [[Ambassador Bridge]] and the [[Detroit–Windsor tunnel]] provide motor vehicle thoroughfares, with the [[Michigan Central Railway Tunnel]] providing railroad access to and from Canada. The fourth border crossing is the [[Detroit–Windsor Truck Ferry]], near the Windsor Salt Mine and [[Zug Island]]. Near Zug Island, the southwest part of the city was developed over a {{convert|1500|acre|ha|adj=on}} salt mine that is {{convert|1100|ft|m|-1}} below the surface. The [[Detroit salt mine]] run by the Detroit Salt Company has over {{convert|100|mi|km}} of roads within.<ref>Zacharias, Patricia (January 23, 2000). [http://info.detnews.com/redesign/history/story/historytemplate.cfm?id=17 The ghostly salt city beneath Detroit] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120710071812/http://info.detnews.com/redesign/history/story/historytemplate.cfm?id=17 |date=July 10, 2012 }}. Michigan History, ''The Detroit News''. Retrieved on November 23, 2007.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.detroitsalt.com/home.htm |title=The Detroit Salt Company --Explore the City under the City |access-date=May 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412212550/http://www.detroitsalt.com/home.htm |archive-date=April 12, 2009 }}</ref>