Kimball Island facts for kids
USGS aerial imagery of Kimball Island; Antioch is across the San Joaquin River to the south, and Sherman Island is across Cabin Slough to the north.
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Location | Northern California |
Coordinates | 38°01′38″N 121°49′00″W / 38.02722°N 121.81667°W |
Adjacent bodies of water | Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta |
Highest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
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State | California |
County | Sacramento |
This page is about the island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. For the island in Suisun Bay, see Hammond Island (California).
Kimball Island (also known as Hammond Island) is a small island in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. It is part of Sacramento County, California. Its coordinates are 38°01′38″N 121°49′00″W / 38.02722°N 121.81667°W, and the United States Geological Survey measured its elevation as 0 ft (0 m) in 1981.
It is shown, labeled "Hammond Island", on an 1850 survey map of the San Francisco Bay area made by Cadwalader Ringgold.
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