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Little Venice Island

Coordinates: 38°03′02″N 121°30′05″W / 38.05056°N 121.50139°W / 38.05056; -121.50139 (Little Venice Island)[1]
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Little Venice Island
Aerial image of an island.
USGS aerial imagery of Little Venice Island, with Medford Island to the west, Empire Tract to the east, and a bridge connecting to Venice Island on the northwest.
Little Venice Island is located in Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Little Venice Island
Little Venice Island
Little Venice Island is located in California
Little Venice Island
Little Venice Island
Little Venice Island is located in the United States
Little Venice Island
Little Venice Island
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates38°03′02″N 121°30′05″W / 38.05056°N 121.50139°W / 38.05056; -121.50139 (Little Venice Island)[1]
Adjacent toSacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Highest elevation0 ft (0 m)[1]
Administration
United States
State California
CountySan Joaquin

Little Venice Island is a small island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.[2][3] It is part of San Joaquin County, California.[4][5] Its coordinates are 38°03′02″N 121°30′05″W / 38.05056°N 121.50139°W / 38.05056; -121.50139 (Little Venice Island)[1], and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 0 ft (0 m) in 1981.[1] It appears on a 1952 USGS map of the area.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Venice Island
  2. ^ "Illegal Duck Hunters Fined". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 1943-11-11. p. 22.
  3. ^ "Jon Is His Name, Peat Is His Game". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. 1975-06-23. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Peat Farmer One Of Few". The Times Record. Troy, New York. 1975-08-28. p. 8.
  5. ^ "Firefighters set sail in Delta blaze". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 2002-11-28. p. 38.
  6. ^ United States Geological Survey (1952). "Terminous Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.