Copper Harbor

Copper Harbor, Michigan

Copper Harbor is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located within Grant Township. The population of the CDP was 136 as of the 2020 census.

Copper

Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkish-orange color. Copper is used as a conductor of heat and electricity, as a building material, and as a constituent of various metal alloys, such as sterling silver used in jewelry, cupronickel used to make marine hardware and coins, and constantan used in strain gauges and thermocouples for temperature measurement.

Harbor

A harbor or harbour is a sheltered part of a body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be moored.

Copper (color)

Copper is a reddish brown color that resembles the metal copper. The first recorded use of copper as a color name in English was in 1594.

copper

Noun

1. A reddish-brown metallic chemical element (symbol Cu) with the atomic number 29; also, the metal made up of this element.
2. The reddish-brown colour of copper (etymology 1, noun sense 1).

Adjective

1. Made of copper (etymology 1, noun sense 1).
2. Having the reddish-brown colour of copper.

harbor

Noun

1. Any place of shelter.
2. A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.

Verb

1. To provide a harbor or safe place for.
2. To take refuge or shelter in a protected expanse of water.