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Hog Island (Petaluma River)

Hog Island
Hog Island is located in San Francisco Bay Area
Hog Island
Hog Island
Hog Island is located in California
Hog Island
Hog Island
Hog Island is located in the United States
Hog Island
Hog Island
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates38°09′33″N 122°32′18″W / 38.15917°N 122.53833°W / 38.15917; -122.53833[1]
Adjacent toPetaluma River
Administration
State California
CountySonoma
Not to be confused with Hog Island (Tomales Bay) or Hog Island (San Joaquin County).

Hog Island is an island in the wetlands of the Petaluma River in Sonoma County, California,[2] located at 38°09′33″N 122°32′18″W / 38.15917°N 122.53833°W / 38.15917; -122.53833[1] near the Marin County line. San Antonio Creek enters the river just west of this island.[3] It is mentioned in a newspaper article from 1914.[4]

There are two other islands with the same name in the Bay area: Hog Island, in Tomales Bay in Marin County, and Hog Island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in San Joaquin County.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Hog Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ California State Automobile Association (1999). San Francisco Bay Region (Map). 1:190,000. American Automobile Association.
  3. ^ TopoQuest topographic map, USGS, retrieved July 5, 2008
  4. ^ "Page 64". San Francisco Chronicle. 4 January 1914. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hog_Island_(Petaluma_River)