Hog Island (Petaluma River)

Hog Island

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Geography
Location	Northern California
Coordinates	38°09′33″N 122°32′18″W[1]
Adjacent to	Petaluma River
Administration
United States
State	California
County	Sonoma

Not to be confused with Hog Island (Tomales Bay) or Hog Island (San Joaquin County).

Hog Island is an island in the wetlands of the Petaluma River in Sonoma County, California,[2] located at 38°09′33″N 122°32′18″W[1] near the Marin County line. San Antonio Creek enters the river just west of this island.[3] It is mentioned in a newspaper article from 1914.[4]

There are two other islands with the same name in the Bay area: Hog Island, in Tomales Bay in Marin County, and Hog Island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in San Joaquin County.

See also

• List of islands of California

References

1. "Hog Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. California State Automobile Association (1999). San Francisco Bay Region (Map). 1:190,000. American Automobile Association.
3. TopoQuest topographic map, USGS, retrieved July 5, 2008
4. "Page 64". San Francisco Chronicle. 4 January 1914. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.

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