Victoria Island (California)

Victoria Island
A normal, respectable-looking island.
USGS aerial imagery of Victoria Island
Victoria Island is located in Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Victoria Island
Victoria Island
Victoria Island is located in California
Victoria Island
Victoria Island
Victoria Island is located in the United States
Victoria Island
Victoria Island
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates37°53′24″N 121°32′05″W / 37.889925°N 121.534672°W / 37.889925; -121.534672
Adjacent toSacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Area7,200 acres (2,900 ha)
Administration
State California
CountySan Joaquin

Victoria Island is an island in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Stockton.[1] The 7,200-acre (2,900 ha) island is bounded on the north by North Victoria Canal, on the northeast by Middle River, on the southeast by Victoria Canal, and on the south- and southwest Old River. It is crossed by California State Route 4.[2] It is in San Joaquin County, and managed by Reclamation District 2040.[3] It appears on 1913 and 1952 United States Geological Survey maps of the area.[4][5]

Buried impact structure

Main article: Victoria Island Structure

Oil exploration led to the discovery of a possible buried impact structure in the sediments under the island. It was named the Victoria Island Structure after the island.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Victoria Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ https://www.google.com/maps/place/Victoria+Island/@37.8996282,-121.5586859,13.41z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x809004aa4e357c97:0x3e325cb8da5b40c5!8m2!3d37.8899253!4d-121.5346722 Google Maps shows it as a cross with route 4
  3. ^ "Municipal Service Review: Selected San Joaquin County Reclamation Districts" (PDF). San Joaquin Local Agency Formation Commission. E Mulberg & Associates. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  4. ^ Marshall, R.B.; Gerdine, T.G.; Hannegan, Duncan; Lewis, J.L. (1913). "Topography, State of California: Woodward Island Quadrangle". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 5 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  5. ^ United States Geological Survey (1952). "Woodward Island Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
  6. ^ Spevack, S. C., Morrow, J. R., Spevack, B. Z. (2007). "3-D seismic and well log analyses of the Victoria Island Structure, a Potential Buried Impact Crater, San Joaquin County, California" (.PDF). 38th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (1338). Lunar and Planetary Science Conference XXXVIII: 1033. Bibcode:2007LPI....38.1033S. Retrieved 2009-09-17.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Roach, John (2007-03-27). "Giant Meteorite Hit Ancient California, Crater Study Suggests". National Geographic News. National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on April 4, 2007. Retrieved 2009-09-01.


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