Big Island Lake is a lake in Yosemite National Park, United States.[1]
Big Island Lake | |
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Location | Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California |
Coordinates | 38°05′28″N 119°42′00″W / 38.091°N 119.700°W |
Type | Lake |
Surface elevation | 8,983 feet (2,738 m) |
Big Island Lake was named from the large lake island it contains.[2]
See also
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edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Island Lake (California)
- ^ Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-944220-19-1.