For the most part, no, they are separated by a series of lakes, including two of the Great Lakes, Superior and Huron, but Michigan does touch Lake Erie after being divided from Canada for a relatively short jaunt down two rivers, the Saint Claire river and the Detroit river.
just across the Detroit river on the ambassador bridge
Yes, it is the largest US city near the border.
Michigan river =========== No part of the Canada-US border is called the "Michigan River." Rivers forming part of the Canada-US border include: Rainy River, Pigeon River, St Marys River, St Clair River, Detroit River, Niagara River, St Lawrence River, St John River, St Croix River.
No Detroit is closer to the canada-usa border because Detroit's downtown is right on the waterfront of the Detroit River and downtown Buffalo is afew kilometers east of the niagara river and the border slants away from the city at lake Erie.
Yes. It borders Canada as many other US states border other states: by a mutual waterway. Natural land formations, especially rivers, delineate the boundaries of most states in the world. The St. Clair River is no more of a divider than the Mississippi, Colorado, or Ohio rivers. It is an international boundary despite no land contact.
In actual fact, thirteen (13) US states share a border with Canada, not eleven. They are: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, [not Wisconsin], Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Alaska. Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania do not share a land border with Canada.
Rainy River, Pigeon River, St Marys River, St Clair River, Detroit River, Niagara River, St Lawrence River, St John River and St Croix River all form part of the International Boundary between Canada and the US.
Lake Michigan is the only lake, of the Great Lakes, that doesn't border or belong to Canada.
It is on the Detroit River that separates Michigan from Canada.
The Detroit River separates Ontario, Canada from Michigan, United States.
Michigan river =========== No part of the Canada-US border is called the "Michigan River." Rivers forming part of the Canada-US border include: Rainy River, Pigeon River, St Marys River, St Clair River, Detroit River, Niagara River, St Lawrence River, St John River, St Croix River.
No Detroit is closer to the canada-usa border because Detroit's downtown is right on the waterfront of the Detroit River and downtown Buffalo is afew kilometers east of the niagara river and the border slants away from the city at lake Erie.
Yes, Detroit is on the Detroit River, which flows between Lake Erie and Lake St.Clair and creates part of the USA/Canada border.
About 600 feet. Windsor, Ontario, Canada is across the river from Detroit Michigan, USA. From downtown mark to downtown mark in most maps, about 3 miles.
* Detroit * Kalamazoo For Detroit you have the Detroit River. Also Grand Rapids you have the Grand River.DetroitKalamazooBoth of these are both a city and a river in Michigan.
Detroit is in the SE part of Michigan, on the Detroit River which connects Lakes Erie and St Clair. Just across the river is Windsor, Ontario ... just the width of the river away (a couple of miles.) Detroit is right on the Canadian Border at that point.
Canada shares a border with Michigan. The border is delineated by a variety of rivers and lakes, notably Lake Huron, Lake St. Claire, River St. Claire. The two entities do not share a border by land.
Two rivers through which the International border runs are Rainy River and Pigeon River. Two other rivers through which the International border runs are St Marys River and St Clair River. Two more rivers through which the International border runs are Detroit River and Niagara River.
Michigan is East of the Mississippi River.