French Island (California)
Appearance
![]() USGS aerial imagery of French Island; Hastings Tract is across Cache Slough to the west, and the flooded Liberty Island is across Shag Slough to the east. | |
Geography | |
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Location | Northern California |
Coordinates | 38°15′51″N 121°41′38″W / 38.26417°N 121.69389°W[1] |
Adjacent to | Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta |
Highest elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
Administration | |
United States | |
State | ![]() |
County | Solano |
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Sacramento_River_Deep_Water_Ship_Canal_and_sloughs_%28cropped_to_French_Island%29.jpg)
French Island is a small island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.[2] It is part of Solano County, California. Its coordinates are 38°15′51″N 121°41′38″W / 38.26417°N 121.69389°W[1], and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 0 ft (0 m) in 1981.[1] It appears on USGS maps in 1952 and 1978, with the same shape and elevation.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: French Island
- ^ "Species". Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. 2020-04-17. p. B3.
- ^ United States Geological Survey (1952). "Liberty Island Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
- ^ United States Geological Survey (1978). "Liberty Island Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.