Ogilvie Island

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Ogilvie Island
Aerial image of an island.
USGS aerial imagery of Ogilvie Island
Ogilvie Island is located in San Francisco Bay Area
Ogilvie Island
Ogilvie Island
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates37°27′55″N 122°00′37″W / 37.46528°N 122.01028°W / 37.46528; -122.01028 (Ogilvie Island)[1]Coordinates: 37°27′55″N 122°00′37″W / 37.46528°N 122.01028°W / 37.46528; -122.01028 (Ogilvie Island)[1]
Adjacent bodies of waterSan Francisco Bay
Highest elevation0 ft (0 m)[1]
Administration
United States
State California
CountySanta Clara
Ogilvie Island (at center) mostly submerged by water, as seen from the northeast in a 2019 aerial photo

Ogilvie Island is a patch of mud in San Francisco Bay. It is in Santa Clara County, California, named for county planner Arthur Ogilvie.[2] Its coordinates are

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37°27′55″N 122°00′37″W / 37.46528°N 122.01028°W / 37.46528; -122.01028 (Ogilvie Island)[1], and the United States Geological Survey gave its elevation as 0 ft (0 m) in 2012.[1] It appears on a 2012 USGS map of the area.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ogilvie Island
  2. ^ "Refuge 40th Anniversary Celebration" (PDF). Newsletter of the Citizens Committee To Complete The Refuge. 2012.
  3. ^ United States Geological Survey (2012). "Mountain View Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
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