Vulcan Island (California)
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Island in California
| Aerial image of an island. USGS aerial imagery of Vulcan Island | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern California |
| Coordinates | 37°59′21′′N 121°24′22′′W / 37.98917°N 121.40611°W / 37.98917; -121.40611 (Vulcan Island) [1] |
| Adjacent to | Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta |
| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha)[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
| Highest elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m)[1] |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | California |
| County | San Joaquin |
Vulcan Island (also known as Shipyard Island)[1] is a small island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] It is part of San Joaquin County, California.[12] [13] [14] [15] [16] Its coordinates are 37°59′21′′N 121°24′22′′W / 37.98917°N 121.40611°W / 37.98917; -121.40611 (Vulcan Island) [1] , and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 7 ft (2.1 m) in 1981.[1] It appears on a 1952 USGS map of the area.[17]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d e U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vulcan Island
- ^ "State Will Auction Two Island Islands". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. 1956年02月05日. p. 4.
- ^ "State To Sell Two Islands". The Pomona Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. 1956年02月07日. p. 10.
- ^ "Want Little Isle? Two Are for Sale". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 1956年02月12日. p. 121.
- ^ "Rancher Acquires Vulcan Island in State Auction Sale". Tracy Press. Tracy, California. 1956年03月09日. p. 1.
- ^ "Stockton Islands Bring 19,000ドル At State Auction". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1956年03月09日. p. 27.
- ^ "A Record Of Accomplishment In Waterway Campaign". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1920年10月22日. p. 8.
- ^ "Wright Tract (Including Vulcan Island)". Stockton Independent. Stockton, California. 1936年08月21日. p. 8.
- ^ "Son of Fairchild Teacher Stand-In for "Huck Finn"". Tracy Press. Tracy, California. 1959年10月08日. p. 19.
- ^ "Delta Memories". The Fresno Bee The Republican. Fresno, California. 1972年12月18日. p. 19.
- ^ "Channel Star Sails Again". The Hanford Sentinel. Hanford, California. 1974年09月04日. p. 22.
- ^ "News of the water front". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. 1907年03月24日. p. 59.
- ^ "Mortgages". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1914年01月14日. p. 9.
- ^ "Mortgages". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1915年07月26日. p. 7.
- ^ "Washington report features airplane view of harbor". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1920年01月31日. p. 9.
- ^ "Ordinance No. 1103". Stockton Daily Independent. Stockton, California. 1928年12月29日. p. 11.
- ^ United States Geological Survey (1952). "Holt Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
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