Cottonwood Island (Washington)

46°03′55″N 122°52′29″W / 46.0654°N 122.8748°W / 46.0654; -122.8748

Cottonwood Island is an uninhabited[1] island in the U.S. state of Washington.[2] It lies in the Columbia River between Kalama, Washington and the cities of Longview and Kelso, Washington further downstream.[3] The island was named after a grove of cottonwood trees there.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Wildfires break out on Cottonwood Island and south of Clatskanie", The Daily News, July 2, 2014
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cottonwood Island (Washington)
  3. ^ "Cottonwood Island, Washington". The Columbia River - A Photographic Journey. September 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  4. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 57.