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North Bass Island is an island of the U.S. state of Ohio located in Lake Erie. A small unincorporated community, Isle Saint George, is on the island. The North Bass Island Post Office was established on May 25, 1864, and the name changed to Isle Saint George Post Office on March 2, 1874. The Isle Saint George ZIP code 43436 provides PO Box service.〔(ZIP Code Lookup ), United States Postal Service〕 The 688.6-acre (2.786 km²) island is one of few islands that has not been commercially developed. The state of Ohio purchased 589 acres (2.4 km²) of the island to preserve it from development and operates it as North Bass Island State Park. Historically, North Bass was mainly used as a vineyard. According to the 2000 census the island had 13 permanent residents.〔(North Bass Island: Blocks 1075 thru 1082, Census Tract 501, Ottawa County, Ohio ) United States Census Bureau〕 As of January 2007, there were roughly two dozen permanent residents residing on the island's 12 privately owned properties.〔http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/tabid/18406/default.aspx, Ohio Department of Natural Resources〕 The North Bass Island Airport offers a paved airstrip.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://nfdc.faa.gov/nfdcApps/airportLookup/airportDisplay.jsp?category=nasr&airportId=3X5 )〕 ==Geography== North Bass Island is the second largest and northernmost island of the Bass Islands; which are a part of the larger Lake Erie Islands archipelago. On the southwest corner of the island there is a small bay named Manila Bay and there is a small unnamed creek that protrudes from the bay. The island is part of Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「North Bass Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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