Vulcan Island (California)

Vulcan Island
USGS aerial imagery of Vulcan Island
Vulcan Island
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. February 5, 1956. p. 4.
  3. ^ "State To Sell Two Islands". The Pomona Progress Bulletin. Pomona, California. February 7, 1956. p. 10.
  4. ^ "Want Little Isle? Two Are for Sale". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. February 12, 1956. p. 121.
  5. ^ "Rancher Acquires Vulcan Island in State Auction Sale". Tracy Press. Tracy, California. March 9, 1956. p. 1.
  6. ^ "Stockton Islands Bring $19,000 At State Auction". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. March 9, 1956. p. 27.
  7. ^ "A Record Of Accomplishment In Waterway Campaign". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. October 22, 1920. p. 8.
  8. ^ "Wright Tract (Including Vulcan Island)". Stockton Independent. Stockton, California. August 21, 1936. p. 8.
  9. ^ "Son of Fairchild Teacher Stand-In for "Huck Finn"". Tracy Press. Tracy, California. October 8, 1959. p. 19.
  10. ^ "Delta Memories". The Fresno Bee The Republican. Fresno, California. December 18, 1972. p. 19.
  11. ^ "Channel Star Sails Again". The Hanford Sentinel. Hanford, California. September 4, 1974. p. 22.
  12. ^ "News of the water front". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. March 24, 1907. p. 59.
  13. ^ "Mortgages". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. January 14, 1914. p. 9.
  14. ^ "Mortgages". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. July 26, 1915. p. 7.
  15. ^ "Washington report features airplane view of harbor". Stockton Daily Evening Record. Stockton, California. January 31, 1920. p. 9.
  16. ^ "Ordinance No. 1103". Stockton Daily Independent. Stockton, California. December 29, 1928. p. 11.
  17. ^ United States Geological Survey (1952). "Holt Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.