Editing Isle au Haut, Maine (section)

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|113.20|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|12.52|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|100.68|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2010.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121220032143/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2010.html|archive-date=December 20, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Isle au Haut is an island approximately {{convert|6|mi|km}} long by {{convert|2|mi|km}} wide in [[Penobscot Bay]], part of the [[Gulf of Maine]] and [[Atlantic Ocean]].

[[File:Wet forest as is, Isle au Haut.jpg|thumb|right|An island forest]]
Mount Champlain, elevation {{convert|540|ft}}, is the highest point on the island, located on a north-south ridge occupying the island's center. Rocky Mountain, elevation {{convert|511|ft}}, and Sawyer Mountain, at {{convert|486|ft}}, are neighboring summits along the ridge to the south.<ref>U.S. Geological Survey. Isle au Haut, Maine, 7½-minute quadrangle. 1983</ref> The terrain consists of low hills covered by [[temperate coniferous forests]]; the coastline is mainly [[granite]] boulders, with a few rocky [[beach]]es and [[salt marsh]]es. Long Pond, a small freshwater lake, stretches down the eastern side of the island; being warmer and more sheltered than the surrounding ocean, it is used for recreation and one may occasionally see a [[float plane]], although no scheduled service is available.