Longyear Lake

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Longyear Lake
Location of Longyear Lake in Minnesota, USA.
Location of Longyear Lake in Minnesota, USA.
Longyear Lake
LocationSt. Louis County, Minnesota
CoordinatesCoordinates: 47°29′29″N 92°52′23″W / 47.49139°N 92.87306°W / 47.49139; -92.87306
TypeNatural freshwater lake
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length4,750 ft (1,450 m)
Max. width1,940 ft (590 m)
Surface elevation1,486 ft (453 m)[1]
Islandsseveral islets
SettlementsChisholm, Minnesota

Longyear Lake is a lake in St. Louis County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[2]

Longyear Lake bears the name of brothers who were businessmen in the local mining industry.[3]

See also[]

  • List of lakes in Minnesota

References[]

  1. ^ Fishingworks website, at https://www.fishingworks.com/minnesota/st-louis-mn/lake/longyear-lake/ .
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Longyear Lake
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 501.


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