Lower Peninsula of Michigan
Southern major peninsula of the US state of Michigan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lower Peninsula of Michigan – also known as Lower Michigan – is the southern and less elevated of the two major landmasses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan, the other being the Upper Peninsula. It is surrounded by water on all sides except its southern border, which it shares with Indiana and Ohio.
Lower Peninsula of Michigan | |
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| Nickname: The Mitten | |
 Regions and major cities of the Lower Peninsula | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40,162 sq mi (104,020 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 9,775,723 |
| • Density | 240/sq mi (94/km2) |
Although the Upper Peninsula is commonly referred to as "the U.P.", it is uncommon for the Lower Peninsula to be called "the L.P."[1]
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