Vulcan Island (California)

Vulcan Island
Aerial image of an island.
USGS aerial imagery of Vulcan Island
Vulcan Island is located in Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta
Vulcan Island
Vulcan Island
Vulcan Island is located in California
Vulcan Island
Vulcan Island
Vulcan Island is located in the United States
Vulcan Island
Vulcan Island
Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates37°59′21″N 121°24′22″W / 37.98917°N 121.40611°W / 37.98917; -121.40611 (Vulcan Island)[1]
Adjacent toSacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)[2][3][4][5][6]
Highest elevation7 ft (2.1 m)[1]
Administration
United States
State California
CountySan Joaquin

Vulcan Island (also known as Shipyard Island)[1] is a small island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta.[7][8][9][10][11] It is part of San Joaquin County, California.[12][13][14][15][16] Its coordinates are 37°59′21″N 121°24′22″W / 37.98917°N 121.40611°W / 37.98917; -121.40611 (Vulcan Island)[1], and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 7 ft (2.1 m) in 1981.[1] It appears on a 1952 USGS map of the area.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vulcan Island
  2. ^ "State Will Auction Two Island Islands". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. 1956-02-05. p. 4.
  3. ^ "State To Sell Two Islands". The Pomona Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. 1956-02-07. p. 10.
  4. ^ "Want Little Isle? Two Are for Sale". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 1956-02-12. p. 121.
  5. ^ "Rancher Acquires Vulcan Island in State Auction Sale". Tracy Press. Tracy, California. 1956-03-09. p. 1.
  6. ^ "Stockton Islands Bring $19,000 At State Auction". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 1956-03-09. p. 27.
  7. ^ "A Record Of Accomplishment In Waterway Campaign". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1920-10-22. p. 8.
  8. ^ "Wright Tract (Including Vulcan Island)". Stockton Independent. Stockton, California. 1936-08-21. p. 8.
  9. ^ "Son of Fairchild Teacher Stand-In for "Huck Finn"". Tracy Press. Tracy, California. 1959-10-08. p. 19.
  10. ^ "Delta Memories". The Fresno Bee The Republican. Fresno, California. 1972-12-18. p. 19.
  11. ^ "Channel Star Sails Again". The Hanford Sentinel. Hanford, California. 1974-09-04. p. 22.
  12. ^ "News of the water front". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. 1907-03-24. p. 59.
  13. ^ "Mortgages". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1914-01-14. p. 9.
  14. ^ "Mortgages". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1915-07-26. p. 7.
  15. ^ "Washington report features airplane view of harbor". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. 1920-01-31. p. 9.
  16. ^ "Ordinance No. 1103". Stockton Daily Independent. Stockton, California. 1928-12-29. p. 11.
  17. ^ United States Geological Survey (1952). "Holt Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.


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